The Federal Reserve made a 0.50 percentage point cut, double the typical reduction. Here's what's behind the decision.

The Federal Reserve hit the ground running on Wednesday with a big rate cut to kick off its easing cycle, signaling its ...

Investors celebrated the Federal Reserve's super-sized interest rate cut and what is likely the start of a long-time coming ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a ...

Copper rose to a two-month high to cap a strong week for metals, helped by the Federal Reserve’s half-point rate cut.

Critics on the FDIC's board include Vice Chair Travis Hill and Democrat Rohit Chopra, who is also the director of the ...

Share prices for Home Depot and Lowe's are riding high following the Fed's interest rate cut, which is likely to spur home ...

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.

The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) fell roughly 0.3%, after the benchmark index ended at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Big global investors are on alert for wild market swings after a jumbo U.S. rate cut sparked confusion over whether the world ...

The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) announced a half-point interest rate cut this week, signaling that inflation is calming ...

But while the Fed’s action will surely have political consequences, it wasn’t a political decision. The straight economic ...