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Fed rate decision today: The Federal Reserve is set to announce its interest rate decision today. Economists predict rates will remain unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%. This pause is driven by rising inflation,
A new Fed Chair could impact interest rates and inflation regulation, affecting everything from mortgage interest rates to the return on your savings account.
Stay ahead of the 2026 Fed meeting schedule. Discover how projected interest rate shifts impact your portfolio, from stocks to fixed income.
The Federal Open Market Committee's April meeting — likely Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's last — is unanimously expected to keep interest rates steady, but questions about energy, inflation and the upcoming transition in leadership still loom.
Warsh’s repeated focus on the issue could shape the Fed’s policy approach going forward, wrote Wells Fargo Chief Economist Tom Porcelli. Powell has been known for “insurance cuts” — lowering rates slightly to get ahead of brewing risks in economic data. But those might now become less common, Porcelli wrote.
Financial advisor Kristin O’Keefe Merrick weighs in on how the Fed's raising of interest rates could affect your investment portfolio.
Fed likely to hold rates despite Middle East tensions and oil volatility; strategist sees equity market broadening and resilient economy—read the
Higher energy prices ratcheted up the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation in March, illustrating why plans for further rate cuts have grown divisive at the central bank.