While it was created with good intentions 13 years ago, the Federal Open Market Committee’s dot plot does not serve its primary purpose: providing transparency ...

With inflation accelerating again, and the labor market on reasonably solid footing, the Fed pivoted back to wait-and-see. Read more here.

The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged at the January FOMC meeting, maintaining a 4.25-4.50% range as it reassesses the economic landscape and recalibrates policy.

Hedge funds started 2025 buoyed by choppier markets driven by uncertainty over new U.S. President Donald Trump's policies and ...

The Fed can give forward guidance, or it can be data dependent, but not both, Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding write in a guest commentary.

It's tricky to decide the optimal CD duration in light of Fed moves that are possible, but not certain. Should you lock in for months, or for years? Here's what to consider.

According to the agency’s forward guidance “dot plot,” the committee ... point from their September chart. Fed officials see the fed funds rate falling to 3.9% in 2025.

You may not think much about the federal funds rate day to day, but this key number impacts many areas of your financial life and the economy as a whole. The Federal Reserve — the country’s ...

The Fed has mostly tamed the inflation surge from 2022, which is why it was cutting the federal funds rate (the overnight ... the bursting of the dot-com internet bubble in the early 2000s ...

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To “strengthen American families,” Duffy said the DOT ... rates, the DOT also says communities receiving funding must not have vaccine or mask mandates, and they must also cooperate with ...