Millions of older Americans get the bulk of their retirement income from Social Security. As a result, many seniors are eager ...

The Federal Reserve sets the benchmark interest rate for all other borrowing rates in the U.S. economy. This is known as the ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that if the House bill were to pass as written, the deficit would increase by ...

Beneath his cowboy hat, he smuggled two ideas that were anathema to movement conservatives, neoliberalism and ...

The S&P 500 ended with a loss of less than 0.1% on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as the Fed held interest rates steady and ...

Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by ...

The headline event for the day will likely arrive at 2 p.m. Eastern, when the Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest ...

The Fed's impact on mortgage rates isn't direct, but it matters. Here's what to know about the central bank's latest decision.

Stagflation poses a particular challenge for policymakers because it puts their two primary goals — maximum employment and stable prices — in tension. Ordinarily, the Fed raises interest rates to ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged for the fourth straight meeting Wednesday, and said the economy is expanding ...