We now have a generation of people working in and reporting on the financial sector who have no clue what a “normal” interest ...

The Federal Reserve has slowed the reduction of its securities portfolio, now averaging just under $3.3 billion per week since August 27, 2025. The Fed has recently lowered the Federal Funds ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second consecutive month Wednesday as questions swirl about the true strength of the U.S. economy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the ...

Indeed, as the balance sheet shrank, money market conditions gradually tightened, and we observed first the reemergence of repo-rate volatility on month- and quarter-ends ( Panel 5 ), then pressure ...

The Federal Reserve is meeting for one of its final times this year, and they are expected to discuss another interest rate cut. Paul Hood with Hood CPAs joins us to preview that meeting and tell ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its short-term rate Wednesday for the second time this year despite an increasingly cloudy view of the economy it is trying to influence.