The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis ...

If you've been paying attention to chatter about interest rates in recent years, you've probably come across the term "federal funds rate" – or just "fed funds rate" for short. But what exactly is the ...

Wednesday's decision to reduce the benchmark federal-funds rate by a quarter point—to between 3.5% and 3.75%, a three-year low—is aimed at protecting against a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown in ...

Although the Fed has less influence over the long end of the yield curve, maturities tend to move in line with Fed’s dovish ...

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is building the case for a change in the interest rate the central bank ...

The crypto has historically been highly sensitive to the cost of borrowing money. When the Fed cuts rates, cash and short-term government debt become less rewarding to hold. At the same time, it ...

The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates for a third straight meeting was highly contentious, reflecting an internal divide that will likely limit how much borrowing costs will fall next ...

The Federal Reserve's (Fed) Funds Target rate was cut 25 basis points to a range of 4.0-4.25% on September 17. The Fund's credit quality remains conservative with 100% invested in U.S. government or ...