The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to keep rates unchanged has led to noticeable Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity price ...

Dissents by dovish Federal Reserve governors often lead policy moves, says Viraj Patel, foreign exchange and global macro strategist at Vanda Research. In an X thread, Patel offered some history with ...

Historic Highs and Lows The federal funds rate reached its historic peak in the 1980s, hitting 22% in December of 1980. This high interest rate was a response to the persistent inflation of the ...

For context, the Federal Reserve last raised its benchmark interest rate on July 27. Since then, the Dow Jones has increased 7%, the S&P 500 has increased 4%, and the Nasdaq has increased 4%.

Before the Great Recession, the market-driven “effective” federal funds rate averaged 6.38 percent. Rate moves are expressed in “basis points,” which are equal to 1/100 of a percentage point.

By Mark Hulbert The Federal Reserve has room to lower interest rates enough to boost bonds and housing U.S. interest rates look too high, relative to inflation. A compelling argument can be made ...

A Fed policy rate that low is not typically a sign that the U.S. is the "hottest" country in the world for investment, as ...

The Fed’s decision on interest rates affects many types of consumer borrowing costs, from credit cards and mortgages to auto ...

The Federal Reserve is reducing rates in response to cooling inflation. Donald Trump’s presidential victory has pumped up uncertainty. A chart of the federal funds target rate which is epected ...