It’s finally happened. After months of speculation, the Federal Reserve has started cutting away at the federal funds rate. Markets have already reacted with a bit of excitement, and we’ve been warned ...

In response to mounting warning signs from the labor market, the Federal Reserve is preparing to cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nine months. Most economists and investors expect ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time in nine months. Since the last cut, progress on inflation has slowed while the labor market has cooled.

The federal funds rate is now 4%-4.25%. Further 2025 cuts are likely. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

The Federal Reserve’s recent quarter-point rate cut, the first since last December, comes at a time when the central bank’s independence, something I feel strongly about, faces growing scrutiny and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Mortgage rates just hit a three-year low, but it's not yet clear whether that decline will continue now that the Federal Reserve's benchmark interest rate has been cut by a quarter ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - For the first time in 2025, interest rates are getting a cut. Economists say they expected this move from the Federal Reserve as unemployment numbers continue to climb.

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will cut interest rates for the first time this year — but the quarter-point reduction probably won’t mean the mortgage rate or car loan you’ve been ...