In 1913, Congress created the Federal Reserve Act, which established the Federal Reserve system as we know it. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act into law on December 23, 1913. When the Fed ...

The Federal Reserve has three main objectives: maximize employment, stabilize prices, and moderate long-term interest rates. Learn how the Fed’s role has expanded since it was established in 1913.

Fed interest rate moves can affect mortgage rates. But maybe not the way you expect. Moves by the Fed do not directly affect ...

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday as it began a new wait-and-see policy stance amid a cloudy ...

President Trump has said he will "demand" lower interest rates, raising questions about his ability to influence the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first policy meeting since President Trump's ...

U.S. Senator Mike Lee has introduced a bill calling for the abolition of the Federal Reserve system, including the ... may be ...

President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a digital asset working group on Thursday which, among other things, would be ...

Days before the first Federal Reserve meeting of 2025, Trump said that he would "demand" lower interest rates – but the politically independent central bank isn't beholden to the president's ...

The Federal Reserve announced that it has withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System, which incorporated climate risk into financial rules.