The unemployment rate will tend to rise (as has happened over the past year or so), as businesses find it harder to invest. The Fed, though ... point is equal to 1/100 th of one percentage ...

The Fed’s monetary policy has shifted significantly ... leading to the most aggressive rate hikes in 40 years. The Federal Reserve’s decisions significantly impact the economy, influencing ...

Over those same 100 years, the stock market has nonetheless averaged gains of 10% to 11% per year. A retreat from above ... a report from the St. Louis Fed, which crunched U.S. Bureau of Economic ...

Yet the central bank on Wednesday stuck with its prior forecast that it will cut interest rates twice this year. The central bank voted to keep the so-called fed funds rate at a range of 4.25% to ...

It forecasts growth falling to just 1.7% in 2025, down from 2.8% last year ... Eight of the 19 Fed officials said they see only one or zero rate reductions this year, up from just four in December.