The December Fed meeting is one of the last key economic events of 2025, with Wall Street closely watching what Chair Powell & Co. will do about interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has ended the final press conference of 2025, after the FOMC slashed interest rate for the third time this year.

A divided Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by a quarter point for the third straight meeting but signaled caution about further easing. The 8-3 decision lowers the benchmark rate to a range of 3 ...

In the wake of the Fed's decision, one economist said he views it as "certainly a hawkish cut" — meaning one prioritizing controlling inflation. "There were two dissents against the cut, and a total o ...

The Federal Reserve's policy committee is scheduled to meet next in late January, after cutting the Fed's key interest rate at each of the last three meetings.

The Fed is expected to approve a 25 basis point rate cut on Dec. 10, marking the third cut of 2025 amid easing inflation.

Fed cuts rates by quarter point with three dissents Policymakers maintain their outlook for just one cut in 2026 Powell says consumer spending is solid but housing still weak T-bill purchases may stay ...

The S&P 500 gained 0.4%, moving closer to its October record, while the Dow climbed 386 points, or 0.8%. The Nasdaq composite posted a modest 0.1% rise. Powell also said the current overshooting of ...

It's Fed Day, and the central bank's policymakers are unusually divided. The chances of another quarter-point cut remain high, but insight into the deep divisions within the Federal Reserve, plus how ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, its third straight reduction amid an unusually divided central bank. Insight into the deep divisions within the Federal Reserve, ...

A contentious year for the United States' central bank is expected by analysts to end with more dissents and uncertainty – two themes that have emerged in recent Federal Reserve meetings. Fed watchers ...

After starting the day off well, markets decided to pump the brakes ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. Weighing on stocks is the 10-year Treasury yield, which continues ...