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The Fed has a dual mandate from Congress to act independently to tackle both inflation and unemployment -- primarily by ...

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Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Saturday said he is "not concerned" about the relationship between U.S ...

Also supporting stocks this week was a widely expected interest rate cut of 25 basis points by the Federal Reserve on ...

Twenty-three Nobel laureates warned last month that Donald Trump’s agenda would “lead to higher prices, larger deficits and ...

Two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut.

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The Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates by a quarter point, bringing the target rate range to 4.5% to 4.75%. Fed Chair ...

After a single-minded focus on bringing inflation down, the central bank has pivoted toward achieving a soft landing.

Trump's plans for tariffs could stoke inflation and make the Fed's interest-rate decisions more complicated.