For some investors, they bet on a vehicle known as "Federal Funds futures" to hedge. For others, it's just that — a bet.

The reported frontrunner to take over as Federal Reserve chair in May has a recent track record of advocating for the central bank lowering interest rates.

The differences have been exacerbated by the government shutdown’s interruption of economic data, a particular challenge for a Fed that Chair Jerome Powell has often described as “data dependent.” The government’s last jobs report was for August, and inflation for September.

Some mortgage rate scenarios are more likely to occur than others next year. Here's what borrowers can do in each.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday the Federal Reserve's system of managing interest rates is struggling and needs to be simplified. "We've gotten to this point where monetary policy has gotten very complicated" and the U.

The last piece of inflation data the Federal Reserve will see before its pivotal December meeting to debate another interest-rate cut showed just a mild increase in wholesale prices even before the government shutdown.