Monetary policy

Potential downside risks from “global developments” persuaded most members of the Federal Open Market Committee to vote to cut the benchmark rate in October, and then to hold it.

The minutes of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting may offer perspective on the holding pattern for rates.

President Donald Trump invited Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell to meet at the White House with him and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, with few details released.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell doesn't see signs of recession in “the star economy,” while the St. Louis Fed's Bullard warns of a sharper-than-expected slowdown.

The most telling part of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's appearance before the Joint Economic Committee was when he refused to commit to the fed funds rate staying where it is for the next year.

Economic Club of New York attendees questioned the president's claims of an economic boom as well his efforts to spur the Federal Reserve into cutting interest rates faster.

With the fed funds rate target cut to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%, the Federal Reserve may not have enough firepower to respond to the next economic shock.

Unlike previous central bank chiefs, Powell’s chances of being renominated by either the current president or many of the Democratic contenders are slim.

Two Federal Reserve policymakers warned that climate change poses current and future risks to the U.S. economy.

A phase-out of U.S.-China trade tariffs would keep the Federal Reserve on the sidelines.

Nonfarm productivity slipped, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, a day when comments from Fed presidents suggested cuts are done for now.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin notes the bond market is signaling pessimism and asks whether rates negate that message.

Unless there’s a change in the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota President Neel Kashkari expects the fed funds rate target will remain on hold “for a while.”

Nonfarm payrolls beat expectations, supporting the belief that while slowing, the employment market remains strong.

Analysts are skeptical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's signal that policy makers will keep rates at a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

Trade and geopolitical disruption will likely consume much of the policy narrative the rest of this week.

As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

Consumer confidence remained high even after a dip this month, and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve could send it higher.

Reads of the economy show continued weakening, which will allow the Federal Open Market Committee to cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%.

While a rate cut is likely next week, dissent on the Federal Open Market Committee may hold the key for future moves.