Federal Reserve

As the U.S. consumer gained confidence in the second quarter of 2016, data from the Commerce Department released Friday showed businesses sentiment didn’t quite keep up.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that while the federal government has made “great progress” on ending too-big-to-fail institutions, the issue is not a black and white one.

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, U.S. stocks are little changed Wednesday morning after they finished at all-time highs the day before.

A global stock market sell-off pulled shares lower in Asia on Wednesday as investors grew cautious following losses on Wall Street sparked by a delayed health care vote.

The battered British pound rose sharply after the head of the Bank of England made remarks that could be seen as bringing an interest-rate increase closer.

Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone fell to its lowest level this year as energy prices came off the boil.

The Federal Reserve says it expects the U.S. economy will strengthen and warrant further gradual increases in its key interest rate.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to address the House Financial Services Committee in her twice-yearly Humphrey Hawkins testimony and to take questions from lawmakers.

India's central bank has cuts its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, raising hopes of lower borrowing costs for households as inflation ebbs.

Banks, insurers and other financial companies led U.S. stocks slightly higher in morning trading Tuesday, adding to modest gains from the day before.

Asian stock markets turned mostly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outlines of U.S. tax overhaul plans by President Donald Trump while news headlines on geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea have quieted.

The Bank of England is on Thursday set to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade in order to keep a lid on inflation, a move that has the potential to hurt the British economy just as it struggles with the uncertainties of Brexit.

Federal Reserve officials generally believe that it'll soon be time for another increase in the Fed's key interest rate.

The readout from the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 meeting, at which the Fed kept rates unchanged, also showed policymakers generally agreed the economy was poised for strong growth.

Slowly, but surely, being a saver is paying off again.

Slowly, but surely, being a saver is paying off again.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the biggest challenge facing the central bank in coming years will be to craft an interest rate policy that avoids putting the economy through a "boom-bust" cycle.

Janet Yellen is submitting her resignation from the Federal Reserve board to President Donald Trump, announcing that she will leave the board when her successor Jerome Powell is sworn is as Fed chairman.

Janet Yellen is submitting her resignation from the Federal Reserve board to President Donald Trump, announcing that she will leave the board when her successor Jerome Powell is sworn is as Fed chairman.

Janet Yellen ended the suspense on Monday, announcing that she will leave the Federal Reserve entirely, rather than stay on the board as governor once her replacement is in place.