Learn how interest rates affect savings, borrowing, and the economy, impacting personal and business finances. Discover their ...

A decrease in oil supply drives up oil prices, which can raise unemployment and inflation. To counter adverse effects on ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney ...

Treasury yields rose to a three-month high on Wednesday morning despite Wall Street's near certainty that the Federal Reserve ...

In 2020, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) responded to an acute recession by cutting interest rates and launching large-scale asset purchases to support credit and stimulate demand. Then, inflation in ...

Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, believes the Federal Reserve should maintain interest rates above inflation levels despite economic pressures. In an interview ...

Rest assured that you’re not alone if your buying habits now vacillate between hoarding imported chocolate (we’re raising our sticky hands) and putting off a new car purchase. As tariff fever sweeps ...

For most investors, at least part of their portfolio is allocated to bonds, and for a good reason. Bonds provide income and stability, typically carry less risk than stocks, and add balance and ...

The Federal Reserve’s latest decision to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 4.25% to 4.5% sent ripples through Wall Street, as it always does. But while financial markets obsess over every ...

One of the Federal Reserve's mandates is to fight inflation. Recent research from The Motley Fool highlights that inflation has a long history of ravaging the savings of investors and, sometimes, ...

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday, July 30, that it is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%. The decision is extremely foolish. By keeping rates at a ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole Friday hinting at the possibility of an upcoming interest rate cut should have been music to President Donald Trump’s ears. Yet days ...