The 1913 Federal Reserve Act created the current Federal Reserve System and introduced a central bank to oversee U.S.

The Federal Reserve is meeting for the first time this year on Jan 27 and 28, 2026, but expectations for a rate cut are low. After the December 2025 job report showed slower job growth, lower ...

The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) is the governing body of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. central bank in charge of ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and penciled in only one rate cut in 2024 as policymakers await more evidence that U.S. inflation is cooling in earnest. The ...

President Trump had a message last week for the Federal Reserve while at the annual World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland: He plans to "demand that interest rates drop immediately." Mr.

The Federal Reserve meets for its first rate-setting session of 2026 on Tuesday, January 27, and Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The meeting comes on the heels of the Fed's December 2025 decision to cut ...

The dollar is the global reserve currency. This has long been called the “exorbitant privilege”. It’s considered a huge advantage for the U.S. that the dollar holds this status – or so the story goes.