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If President Donald Trump’s large tariffs remain in place for some time, the economy is likely to slow to a crawl, Federal Reserve governor Chris Waller said Monday. As a result, interest-rate cuts ...

The Dow Jones rose on the stock market today and auto stocks popped after President Donald Trump spoke out. Palantir stock ...

Federal Reserve Board member Christopher Waller said he would not be deterred from classifying inflation as "transitory" ...

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he expects slower economic growth, higher unemployment and a ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday high levels of uncertainty amid very aggressive trade ...

Rate cuts are on pause for now, but we think that’s only temporary. We expect a further 2 percentage points in cuts to the federal-funds rate by first-half 2027, bringing it to a target range of ...

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 ...

the Fed adjusts the federal funds rate (overnight interest rates) to influence economic activity and bring them back into line. The inflation surge in 2022 is a good example of this policy in ...

but there’s no long-term solution to federal funds going away. Ryssdal: With the acknowledgement here that you are an academic and not a tax policy specialist, there is on the table, certainly ...