Federal Reserve

Bond investors don't need to sacrifice yield to diminish rate risk.

The Fed has exercised extreme caution when it comes to telegraphing to the markets its intent for monetary-policy changes, but economists warn of disruptions to the delicate dynamic.

The U.S. central bank has remained steadfast on its message that future rate increase will depend on continued improvement in economic data. But the markets aren't buying it.

If you have listened to a bevy of Federal Reserve officials in recent days you’ve likely heard that policymakers are ready to raise interest rates, perhaps as soon as this summer.

U.S. interest rates being kept too low for too long could cause financial instability in future and stronger market expectations for a rate rise are "probably good", St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Monday.

Rising interest rates will weigh on fixed-income portfolios, but investors can diminish the risks by moving down the yield curve to low-duration bond exchange traded funds.

John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, tells Fox the FOMC is 'apolitical'.

U.S. stocks were higher in early afternoon trading on Friday, with the S&P and Dow on track to eke out their first weekly gains in five weeks as technology and financial stocks rose.

The fortunes of financial stocks may be changing and investors have the Fed to thank.

New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said on Thursday he expects a 2% pace of economic growth in the second quarter after a slowdown in the first three months of the year, and anticipates further tightening in U.S. monetary policy.

Just as investors got comfortable with the idea that the Federal Reserve would stand firm on interest rates in June, minutes from the central bank’s April meeting show a rate hike next month is still very much an option.

U.S. stocks extended their gains on Wednesday, carving out new intraday highs as a rally in banks shares ahead of the Federal Reserve minutes outweighed an unexpected rise in oil inventories.

The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates in June if economic data points to stronger second-quarter growth as well as firming inflation and employment, according to minutes from the U.S. central bank's April policy meeting released on Wednesday.

While Friday’s better-than-expected data on the U.S. consumer wasn’t enough to help Wall Street hold onto its gains, one market watcher says it’s also not enough to push the Federal Reserve to raise rates at its next meeting in June.

Big M&A is facing an economic-buzz saw from the White House.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said Tuesday the Fed wouldn't rule out using negative interest rates to boost the economy but she cautioned such a move would have to be carefully studied.

It’s been a rocky year for Wall Street – and the uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates and political uncertainty across the pond haven’t helped matters much.

The Federal Reserve's current monetary policy stance is appropriate, a top U.S. central banker said on Monday, because low rates are helping bring workers back to the labor force without putting too much upward pressure on inflation.

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The U.S. economy's fundamentals are solid and growth this year should pick up to around 2.5 percent, but the Federal Reserve's current 'wait and see' approach to monetary policy is appropriate, a Fed policymaker said on Monday.