But the Fed faces a big decision about how much to cut in its quest to achieve a “soft landing” after years of inflation.

The Federal Reserve's expected to cut rates this week, but will it make a difference to Americans? Here's what you need to know about a Fed rate cut.

Oil prices rose by a dollar a barrel on Tuesday as supply disruptions mounted and traders bet that demand will grow if the U.S. Federal Reserve lowers borrowing costs this week, as is widely expected.

If you’ve been anxiously awaiting financial relief from the Federal Reserve, you are about to get a rude awakening.

The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday. Here's how that would impact people with credit card balances.

A half-point interest-rate cut by the Fed on Wednesday wouldn’t necessarily signal the U.S. is heading into recession, according to BlackRock’s Rick Rieder.

Most traders expect the Fed to make a big initial rate cut, but one strategist says it's not necessary amid low unemployment and historically low rates.

The U.S. dollar strengthened against most major currencies on Tuesday following better-than-expected retail sales data that seemed to support a less aggressive stance by the Federal Reserve when it delivers a much expected interest rate cut.