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Here’s how the central bank’s latest cut will affect loans, savings accounts and investments—and what financial moves to consider Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace ...

My Wall Street career kicked off nearly 30 years ago, and I've navigated the markets through, by my count, almost 225 Federal ...

During the latter part of 2025, the Fed made three consecutive cuts to its benchmark interest rate. Those cuts came on the ...

The Fed cut rates by 0.25% in December 2025 with a 9-3 vote split and signaled future cuts may pause. Early projections suggest the 2027 Social Security COLA could fall to 2.3% to 2.6% range. A 2.3% ...

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom continued to create trillions of dollars in value for tech and tech-adjacent companies ...

Fed officials expect interest rates to fall in the future, but some see the case for waiting "some time" before the next cut, ...

The Federal Reserve delivered its third rate cut of 2025 by lowering the federal funds rate another 0.25 points, sparking mixed views within the FOMC As was anticipated by many experts in the field, ...

Bitcoin has erased all of this year's gains and investors are nervous. Fed tone will impact prices as much as (if not more than) the rate decision itself. Look to the long term -- cryptocurrencies ...

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. While each of the recent rate reductions has slowly chipped away at ...