Federal Reserve

When the Fed finally moves interest rates, there will be those who stand to gain from the higher borrowing costs that will follow the rate hike and those who stand to lose.

The Federal Reserve should delay raising interest rates past its September meeting next week or risk setting off “panic and turmoil” in global markets, the World Bank’s chief economist told the Financial Times.  

To some Federal Reserve watchers the Fed’s refusal to provide markets with some clear sign as to what’s going to happen next week speaks for itself.  

With the Federal Reserve edging into the spotlight, Friday's jobs report for August could trigger eventual changes in Americans' financial lives.

"Bond king" Bill Gross believes the Fed will raise rates in September and then leaves rates alone for at least six months.  

It’s possible that no recent piece of economic data will play a bigger role in helping to determine the timing of an interest rate hike than Friday’s jobs report. 

The Federal Reserve's Beige Book concluded that U.S. labor markets were tight enough to fuel small wage gains in some professions in recent weeks. 

Once the Fed starts raising borrowing costs, the upward trajectory of interest rates can be expected to be slow and extremely measured, according to Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer leaves door open for a Fed rate increase in September in Jackson Hole, Wyoming speech.

The U.S. economy is on track to grow 1.2% in the third quarter on data showing a decline in consumer spending on services in July, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow forecast model showed on Friday.

The stronger-than-expected revision strengthens the view that the U.S. economy is recovering while global economies are floundering.

In a speech, Fed Vice Chair William Dudley discussed the current state of the global financial markets and the effect on a timeline for rate hikes.

Consumer inflation slowed in July following two months of slightly faster gains.

Members of the Federal Open Market Committee agreed they need to see continued improvement in U.S. economic data before hiking rates. 

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's take on the state of the U.S. economy.

What do the economy and the markets have in store for us next week? Here are five things to look for.

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved new rules that require publicly traded companies to reveal the gap between what their CEO makes and what rank and file employees take home.

No one seems to know why workers’ paychecks aren’t getting much bigger even as the economy generates lots of jobs each month and the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in seven years.

It was widely expected that the Fed would shift the wording of Wednesday’s statement to a more hawkish tone to prepare markets for a likely rate hike.

The FOMC's two-day meeting kicks off Tuesday amid expectations for members to provide the strongest signal yet for intentions at September's meeting.