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From the February issue: Federal Reserve chairs have the power to put financial markets in a frenzy with a few seemingly harmless phrases. In June...

On Saturday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was succeeded by Republican and Fed governor Jerome Powell, President Trump’s pick for the role, but that...

In Janet Yellen’s final policy committee meeting as Federal Reserve chairwoman, the benchmark interest rate was left unchanged in a unanimous vote, holding at...

President Trump already announced his pick to replace Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve, choosing former private equity executive Jerome Powell. But...

On Friday, three Federal Reserve officials indicated they’d be open to increasing short-term interest rates before year end. Interest rates affect mortgage and cap...

U.S. mortgage rates rose to the highest level in 2017 ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that will decide the direction of short-term interest...

The Federal Reserve is increasingly likely to raise short-term interest rates at its March meeting, comments by Fed chair Janet Yellen indicate. “Indeed, at...

More interest-rate hikes may be on the way if inflation keeps rising and labor markets continue to tighten. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on...

The Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates Wednesday. And while officials said they’re on track to gradually raise short-term rates this year, they...

Financial markets — and some real estate executives — have been cheering the potential for stronger economic growth under a Trump administration, but two...

Will interest rates rise at a quicker pace after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s term ends in 2018? Three possible candidates to succeed Yellen...

The Federal Reserve appeared to keep an interest rate hike on the table for September amid “fairly accommodative” commercial real estate financing markets, according...

There are now fewer reasons to be worried about the U.S. economy, according to the Federal Reserve. “Near-term risks to the economic outlook have...

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday the central bank should proceed with caution when raising its benchmark interest rate amid global uncertainty. At...

The Federal Reserve is expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged this week, though the central bank will likely note that global economic...

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that while the U.S. central bank still plans to gradually raise interest rates over the course of this...

UPDATED, Dec. 12, 6:13 p.m.: For the first time in nearly a decade, the Federal Reserve opted Wednesday to raise short-term interest rates, signaling...

The Federal Reserve is likely to raise short-term interest rates later this year for the first time since 2006. Will it throttle the commercial...

When Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen was asked about housing issues last week, she gave a classic economist’s “on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand” answer. But because she...

Activity in the U.S. housing market has slowed so much that Federal Reserve Board chair Janet Yellen said she’s now concerned about the recovery.