The Federal Reserve said all major banks passed this year’s stress tests, showing they can withstand a hypothetical severe ...

The Fed continues quantitative tightening, shrinking its securities portfolio by $2.1 trillion since March 2022, but excess ...

U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, crucial data points that ...

Anna Paulson will become president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on July 1. She replaces Pat Harker.

President Trump plans to name a successor to Jerome Powell, who ends his term as Fed chair in May 2026. Two contenders have ...

The odds of a federal debt crisis just got worse. On Thursday, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, a sweeping piece of legislation that threatens to leave the government with one big, ...

The Supreme Court was surely correct in its recent majority decision acknowledging President Trump acted within his authority in removing ...

The Federal Reserve, the U.S.’s independent central bank, impacts the lives of U.S. citizens on a daily basis. Some of its actions are widely reported in the media. Others are not well-known ...

Mad Money' host Jim Cramer breaks out the blackboard for a lesson on the Federal Reserve; what it does, who it impacts, and why you should care.

Changes to the Fed rate directly affect the rates lenders charge for most loans, while other Federal Reserve policies can encourage banks to accept or reject more loan applications. Here's what to ...

The Federal Reserve System is the central bank of the U.S., established by Congress in 1913. Its primary purpose is to improve the stability of the American banking system.