The U.S. stock market seems determined to defy the Federal Reserve. While the Fed has cut interest rates by a total of 100 basis points since September, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note skyrocketed by the exact same amount.

The holiday sales growth suggests the U.S. economy has remained robust, even amid high borrowing costs. Gross domestic product grew at a solid 2.8% annualized rate over three months ending in September, the most recent quarter for which data is available.

Recurring applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest in more than three years, adding to signs that it is taking longer for out-of-work people to find a job.

Although economists predicted 2024 could bring economic relief, many middle-class Americans continued to struggle

Some people expected a downturn in 2022 – and again in 2023 and 2024 – due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish interest-rate decisions. The Fed raised rates rapidly in 2022 and held them high throughout 2023 and much of 2024. But in the last four months of 2024, the Fed slashed rates three times – most recently on Dec. 18.

Japan's government has expressed a cautious stance on holding Bitcoin as part of its national reserves, citing concerns over volatility.

The Federal Reserve is poised to make several key decisions during the year ahead that will impact monetary policy both in the near term and for years to come.

The Federal Reserve did what many thought it couldn’t achieve in 2024, and yet in one respect it still ended the year the way it started — worried about stubborn price pressures.

As interest rates rose, making more yield available for money markets, the reverse repo market volume decreased.

The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates last ... Then, as if to make the Fed’s policy reasoning even less clear, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested no more cuts for the time being. If renewed concerns over inflation led to the decision ...

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For all the buzz around artificial intelligence and the Trump Trade, the Federal Reserve continues to dominate the narrative in financial markets. Through most of 2024, that’s been a boon for asset prices.