The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to cushion the sagging job market. The ...

Chair Jerome Powell and other officials had held rates steady this year while assessing the impact of tariffs, immigration ...

The Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate cut of the year on Wednesday, lowering the benchmark rate by a ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the first time this year, with policymakers opting for an expected ...

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has moved to fire one member of the Fed's board of governors and secure Senate ...

President Trump’s pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates will come to a head Wednesday at a pivotal meeting of the central bank. Trump has sought to reshape the ...

The latest: The Fed cut rates by a quarter point, the first time interest rates have been lowered this year. President Donald ...

President Trump has called for a “big cut” to interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week, despite inflation rising and economists predicting only a ...

The Fed cuts rates by a quarter point, navigating White House pressure and balancing a softer job market with stubborn ...

After a lengthy pause, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 17 announced a quarter percentage point cut to its benchmark interest rate. Economists say it is likely the first in a series of reductions that ...

The central bank delivered a policy long-sought by President Donald Trump, though the size of the rate cut all but certainly ...