The Federal Reserve’s key borrowing benchmark is currently in a target range of 4.25-4.5 percent, the highest since 2007. The Fed’s monetary policy has shifted significantly over the years ...

Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates at the fastest pace in 40 years during 2022 and 2023 in an effort to rein in ...

The Federal Reserve could start raising the cost to borrow money as early as June if historical averages are any guide, ...

The Federal Reserve will likely wait until September before cutting its policy rate, traders bet on Thursday, as data kept ...

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on January 29, and an interest rate cut is unlikely when the Fed issues its ...

CD rates move in tandem with the federal funds rate, the benchmark interest rate set by the Federal Reserve. Yields on CDs rose above 10% in the early 1980s when the Fed set interest rates well ...

"So, even if the Fed cuts rates, mortgage rates might not go down – they could even go up." History supports what Bramlett says. The chart below shows the past 20 Fed rate changes compared to ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link After cutting rates by 100 basis points last year, the Federal Reserve decided to hold rates steady at its first meeting of 2025. This means ...