President Donald Trump wants rate cuts, and he wants them now. The Federal Reserve, however, seems unlikely to budge. Investors are betting the Fed will hold interest rates steady at 4.25-4.5% during this Wednesday’s policy announcement,

Key Takeaways It would be a huge surprise to financial markets if the Federal Reserve did anything other than hold its interest rate flat when the Fed's policy committee meets Wednesday.The Fed's battle to subdue inflation is entering a holding pattern.

An analysis of the Federal Reserve's recent $3.5 billion reduction in its securities portfolio, part of ongoing quantitative tightening efforts.

Many economists have felt relief over continued GDP growth. But ongoing data releases suggest that the foundation of the economy — consumer spending — isn’t sustainable.

President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a digital asset working group on Thursday which, among other things, would be tasked with exploring a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile.

The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain interest rates at 425-450 basis points on January 29, supporting a continued stock market rally. Read more here.

The us central bank will release its interest rate decision, the first of year 2025, on Wednesday. After three straight rate cuts last year, the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rate steady thi

The FBI director, IRS commissioner and vice chair of the Federal Reserve, all criticized by Republicans, have opted to resign instead of staying in their jobs, which have terms designed to straddle presidential administrations.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would press the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates “immediately,” rekindling a fight over the historically independent U.S. central bank.

Every year the Federal Reserve conducts a stress test on about 30 U.S. banks to evaluate their ability to withstand economic crises, using hypothetical scenarios such as when the unemployment rate rises to 10 percent and housing prices drop 40 percent.

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The Federal Reserve now needs to be on Trump watch if it wants to engineer the proper dose of monetary policy, according to Bank of America chief Brian Moynihan.

Such a policy could just about be read as consistent with also wanting to maintain the dollar as the pre-eminent reserve currency. For the time being, however, the narrative of US exceptionalism is alive and well,