The Federal Reserve, often referred to as “the Fed,” is the central bank of the United States. The Federal Reserve exists to create control over the United States monetary system. It was created in ...

Economists and former Federal Reserve officials said they worry loyalty to the president will be a key factor in Trump's pick for the next chair.

The new President prefers lower interest rates, but the Fed is cautious due to lingering inflationary pressures and excess reserves in the banking system. Investors initially expected multiple rate ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about the economic outlook ahead of the last Fed meeting of the year.

If the Fed holds interest rates steady as a means of protecting against tariff-induced inflation, it risks a deeper slowdown ...

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the Federal Reserve's most recent interest rate hike, which pushed rates to their highest point in 23 years. Now, with inflation continuing to cool, ...

The government's latest jobs data could affect whether Federal Reserve officials continue their push to ease borrowing costs.

Here are some things to know about the K-shaped economy: ...

America at 250 could look at the best examples of public service—public service in which the governmental institution expired ...

Dec. 3—With a recession deepening and the 1982 midterm elections approaching, Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker was summoned to the Oval Office, where Ronald Reagan was sitting with his chief of ...