The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point for the third time this year on Wednesday while projecting one more cut for 2026. The central bank voted in a split decision to ...

Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates for the third straight meeting on Wednesday while signaling there may be only one cut next year as rates get closer to a neutral level. The Fed lowered ...

US Fed rate cut: A rate cut by the US Federal Reserve is traditionally seen as a positive for emerging markets like India, because lower US interest rates are expected to reduce the attractiveness of ...

After consternation about whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for a third time this year, the consensus is that the central bank will likely go ahead with a 25 basis point cut on ...

A contentious year for the United States' central bank is expected by analysts to end with more dissents and uncertainty – two themes that have emerged in recent Federal Reserve meetings. Fed watchers ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years. The reduction lowers the ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer looks at the economic consequences of mass deportations. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delivered financial markets a Christmas gift after all, with a ...

The Federal Reserve on Dec. 10 announced a quarter-point rate cut to its benchmark federal funds rate, its third in a row, aimed at lowering borrowing costs for consumers. The decision brings the ...

Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to cut interest rates at this week's meeting despite inflation remaining above their target amid concerns about a softening labor market. The Federal Open ...

The Wall Street Journal’s Kate Linebaugh, Damian Paletta and Aaron Kuriloff took subscriber questions after the Fed made its decision on interest rates. Photo: Caroline Brehman & Tom William/ZUMA ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year, but officials were divided over their next move. Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said “we haven’t made any decision about ...

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