Despite gaps in federal data caused by the government shutdown, Powell said the employment and inflation outlooks don't ...

Due to high inflation, the Federal Reserve quickly started raising interest rates in 2022 and has kept them at elevated levels recently. By making it more expensive to borrow money, the Fed hopes to ...

Required rate of return (RRR) gives investors a benchmark to determine the minimum acceptable return on an investment considering the risk involved. By calculating RRR, investors can assess whether an ...

The Federal Reserve’s benchmark lending rate, in a holding pattern since the start of the year and well above its pandemic-era level, could still fall sharply in the medium term, leaving the bank with ...

America’s central bankers continue to deal with the double whammy of potentially higher inflation and a slowing labor market, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, calling it a ...