The Federal Reserve is widely expected by economists to leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday at the conclusion of its March meeting. That does not mean all is quiet in the U.S. economy.

The U.S. Federal Reserve has a dual mandate ... and offered some fresh guidance for the future path of interest rates. Here's ...

Whenever the Federal Reserve makes an interest-rate announcement, it says it does so in service to its dual mandate. Achieving the mandate's goals isn't easy. There are wild bouts of inflation to ...

With more than three years of experience as a personal finance writer, Jamela Adam simplifies complex money topics to help readers become experts at managing their finances. Her work has been ...

The Federal Reserve ... interest rate cuts this year, followed by two cuts of that size in 2026 and one in 2027. Policymakers projected slower economic growth and higher unemployment in 2025 ...

President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve on Monday to lower interest rates after the U.S. central bank last week kept ...

U.S. stock indexes gained some ground on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's widely anticipated monetary policy decision.

At the conclusion of its second rate-setting policy meeting of 2025 on March 19, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced it was leaving the federal funds target interest ... to the schedule as the ...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled ... It forecasts growth falling to just 1.7% in 2025, down from 2.8% last year and 1.8% in ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and ... It forecasts growth falling to just 1.7% in 2025, down from 2.8% last year, and 1.8% in 2026.