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The Federal Reserve will meet next week for the first time since raising interest rates off their rock-bottom lows in December, but policy makers won’t be raising rates again. A reading on fourth quarter GDP is also due.

The drop in oil prices and a strong dollar have raised the risk of U.S. inflation expectations heading lower, hampering actual inflation from reaching the Federal Reserve's 2 percent goal, a Fed official said on Friday.

U.S. wage growth remains stubbornly weak across much of the U.S. even as labor markets continue to tighten, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

The market didn’t act badly this past week, but if you just looked at Thursday and Friday, it felt awful.

Rising interest rates will impact everything from your cold hard cash to your 401(k) to your mortgage. Here's how.....

Asian stock markets climbed Tuesday after Fed officials tried to soothe fears over the world economy and investors hoped for stabilization in weak China factory data.

U.S. stocks rose broadly Monday as investors looked beyond the uncertain timing of a possible interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve.

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday after concerns about global growth weighed on U.S. and European share prices.

U.S. stocks are falling in early trading Friday, following a sharp sell-off in European markets, as investors consider the implications of the Federal Reserve's decision to hold off raising interest rates.

So what will it take for the Federal Reserve to finally raise interest rates? The U.S. economy is now in its seventh straight year of expansion.

One takeaway is that the Fed is still activing as if the economy is in deep recovery mode, but U.S. economic data has suggested otherwise. Now the Fed’s cautious pessimism is apparently starting to weigh on investors.

While the Federal Reserve chose to maintain near-zero interest rates, an October rate hike isn't out of the question. 

Federal Reserve policymakers have slightly lowered their projections for growth and inflation in the next two years, an outlook that likely factored into their decision to hold off on raising interest rates.

A comparison of the Federal Reserve's statements from its two-day meeting that ended Wednesday and its meeting July 28-29: INTEREST RATES: Now: No change: "The (Fed) today reaffirmed its view that the current 0 to 1/4 percent target range for the federal funds rate remains appropriate." Then: "The (Fed) today reaffirmed its view that the current 0 to 1/4 percent target range for the federal funds rate remains appropriate." GLOBAL ECONOMY: September: "Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." July: The Fed simply said it was monitoring international developments: The Fed's decisions "will take into account a wide range of information, including ...

The latest on the Federal Reserve's meeting regarding interest rates (all times local): ___ 12:50 p.m.

U.S. stocks were wavering between small gains and losses in early trading Thursday ahead of the Federal Reserve's announcement on whether it would raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade.

Below is the statement the Fed released Thursday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace.

The Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows in the face of threats from a weak global economy, persistently low inflation and unstable financial markets.

For the second straight week, average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up this week as financial markets awaited the Federal Reserve's crucial decision on interest rates.

Asian stock markets and currencies were mostly higher Thursday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates at this week's closely watched meeting.