History shows that Fed rate cuts often boost the stock market, but context matters—normalization cuts tend to drive gains, ...

Mark Twain wrote that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. This could also be said of Federal Reserve interest rate policy, although it’s a lot less entertaining than Twain’s story, ...

CD rates aren't directly tied to the Fed's actions, but they tend to move in the same direction. Learn what it means for you.

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the economy, and in an emergency response, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by ...

Over the past three years inflation has gone from “transitory” to “persistent” to, well, boring. Across the developed world ...

Savers earned so little because the Federal Reserve kept short-term borrowing rates near zero for most of that time in order to stimulate economic growth. That is, the Fed didn’t want savers ...

The S&P 500 looks like it's in another "mania," according to a Stifel analysis examining 139 years of market history.

Over and over, the Federal Reserve "coordinates" its policies with the Treasury to ensure that the regime gets what it wants ...

Rates on 30-year mortgages have wavered in a narrow range for more than a week, well above last month's sub-6% low. Rates for ...

As advisors anticipate the impact of the new Fed rate-cut cycle on client portfolios, many will probably rely on the conventional wisdom that cyclicals are likely to benefit the most.

The Fed initiated its rate-cut cycle in September, while the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are taking a more ...

In September, Ms. Bowman voted against the central bank’s decision to lower interest rates sharply. That stood out, because ...