The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC Select ...

In its final meeting of the year on Dec. 18, 2024, the Fed once again lowered the federal funds rate. The FOMC's 0.25% decrease is the third rate cut in this cycle of lower interest rates.

The Federal Reserve in 2025 is in the midst of a rate-cutting cycle, but its rapid pace of rate increases in 2022 and 2023 ...

A team of economists and strategists at BofA Securities is holding on to its view that the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-cutting cycle is done, considering that the labor market is stabilizing ...

You may not think much about the federal funds rate day to day, but this key number impacts many areas of your financial life and the economy as a whole. The Federal Reserve — the country’s ...

The Federal Reserve continues to steadily reduce its securities portfolio, the key tool in its monetary policy, since March 2022. The reductions are small but consistent, indicating that the Fed ...

Deborah Kearns has more than 15 years of experience covering personal finance and specializes in real estate, mortgages, estate planning and debt consolidation. Senior editor, Buy Side from WSJ ...