WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4 ...

The Federal Reserve will likely cut rates a little more to "address downside risks to the labor market" and then stop there, ...

A jobs report to be released on Friday will provide a key gauge of the health of the U.S. economy as the Federal Reserve ...

A surprise drop in the unemployment rate in December is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course to take a breather from ...

The Federal Reserve's recent rate cuts could lead to a smaller Social Security COLA in 2027. Experts explain the link and ...

Federal Reserve policy committee members need to see inflation fall further before they move to cut interest rates again, ...

The divergence of opinion on the future of monetary policy is likely to only grow in 2026 as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell ...

Federal Reserve policymakers were split on December's rate cut decision, with multiple dissents revealing disagreements over ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three ...

A 30‑year mortgage lives in a very different world than the federal funds rate. The Fed cut rates, but 30-year mortgage rates rose instead of falling. Mortgage rates follow 10-year Treasury yields and ...

Cantankerous and increasingly cautious consumers — perhaps put on edge by seemingly shrinking paychecks, a weaker job market and stubbornly high prices — gave the Federal Reserve more room to cut ...

Forecasts vary for how many more times the Fed could cut interest rates in 2026. Some say one, two or even three more rate cuts ahead. Mortgage rates already have fallen as markets anticipated a Fed ...