The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times in 2025, which followed three cuts in 2024. Inflation remains elevated, which would normally prevent further reductions, but the soaring ...

The central bank has long abused its power in ways that benefit the financial sector at the expense of everyone else.

The Federal Reserve could see many changes to its makeup in 2026, including a change in leadership at the top, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to steer the central bank toward more ...

Lisa Cook, then nominee to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, speaks at a Senate confirmation hearing on Feb. 3, 2022. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP) President Trump on Monday announced ...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower its benchmark interest rate this week for the first time since December of 2024. A rate cut would give Americans a sliver of relief on a wide range of ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point when it meets on Wednesday, the first cut in about a year. It has been described by those who watch the Fed ...

The Federal Reserve's securities portfolio declined by $18.1 billion last week, the largest drop in six weeks. This decline suggests the Fed is still reducing its portfolio, not holding it steady as ...

Since November 26, 2025, the last date the Federal Reserve produced a balance sheet before it began to add securities to its ...

On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to immediately allow the president to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, even though evidence has emerged contradicting the ...