Interest rates

With the Fed expected to cut interest rates next week, let us know what you want us to answer about the central bank.

What could this mean for an interest rate cut this month?

The Federal Reserve is a complex system that includes dozens of bankers and economic leaders. But who has influence?

A single word can indicate the central bank’s attitude toward interest rates.

When it fears inflation might be getting too high, the Federal Reserve typically raises interest rates.

A new survey finds 81% of people who asked for a better rate got one.

AT&T has $169 billion in debt on its balance sheet. That’s high, even for a telecom company, and until it whittles that debt down AT&T won’t be able to focus on priorities like expanding HBO or developing a 5G network. Part of the reason the company wound up with this massive debt — the biggest of […]

The post-crisis financial policy has a downside.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke Wednesday about low inflation, which he called “one of the major challenges of our time.” Historically, inflation concerns have more often been around too-high inflation, such as the U.S. experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s. But too little inflation can also be problematic, especially for the Federal Reserve’s ability […]

In a sharp turn from December’s forecasts, the Federal Reserve announced yesterday that it will hold short-term interest rates steady. The announcement comes amid signs of a slowing economy and weakening consumer and business spending. For workers and the housing market, however, the economy is still healthy.