14 hours ago · U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference where he announced the Fed had cut interest rates by a quarter point following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open ...

15 hours ago · The Federal Reserve will almost certainly begin 2025 by keeping interest rates on hold at between 4.25 to 4.5 per cent. After a combined 1 percentage point of interest rate cuts over the central ...

1 day ago · The Federal Reserve's policy-setting body began its two-day meeting Tuesday. The U.S. central bankers convene for the first time this year after the economy ended 2024 with stable employment and ...

The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year and other meetings as needed. Links to policy statements and minutes are in the calendars below. The minutes of regularly scheduled meetings are released three weeks after the date of the policy decision.

19 hours ago · Each of the Fed’s seven governors in Washington vote at every meeting, as does the president of New York’s regional bank, John Williams. Four of the remaining 11 regional presidents vote on a ...

Follow live coverage of the Fed's December FOMC meeting, interest-rate decision, 2025 economic projections, and chair Jerome Powell's speech today.

Nov 7, 2024 · The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday in a move that preserves flexibility as officials contend with a cooling labor market and lower inflation.

Jan 30, 2024 · The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday for the fourth-straight meeting, keeping its benchmark lending rate at a 23-year high, as Wall Street eagerly awaits rate cuts sometime...

Dec 13, 2023 · Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged in their final policy decision of 2023 and forecast that they will cut borrowing costs three times in the coming year, a sign that the...

Jan 31, 2024 · Federal Reserve officials held interest rates at their highest level in more than two decades at their first meeting of 2024 and hinted that their next move will be to lower borrowing costs —...