The federal funds rate is the main lever the Federal Reserve uses to manage the economy. In keeping with its mandate, the Fed prefers inflation to rise by 2% and for the labor market to be as ...

To help consumers understand the historical significance of the Fed’s rapid rate hikes in the post-pandemic era, Bankrate compiled this guide of the Fed’s previous rate moves from 1981 to the ...

But now that short-term rates are declining, what can investors expect from here, and how long will the shifting rate ... Fed introduced restrictive monetary policies by increasing rates in 2022 ...

Wondering what’s in store for interest rates? Rate cuts are on pause for now, but we think that’s only temporary. We expect a further 2 percentage points in cuts to the federal-funds rate by ...

(Al Drago/Bloomberg News) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the combination of weaker growth and higher inflation in the Fed’s new economic ... two quarter-point rate cuts this year.

After the March meeting, the next scheduled meeting for the Fed's policy committee is May 6 and May 7. Time for some interest rate history here. We've had a long saga of rate hikes — and a few ...

Consumer inflation cooler than expected in February Tariffs could rekindle price pressures, slow the economy Fed to keep policy rate unchanged ... that U.S. tariff hikes could rekindle price ...

The Fed's rate hikes can also signal to lenders that inflationary ... The Fed began raising interest rates in early 2022, in an attempt to cool high inflation. It raised rates seven times in ...