Fed meeting today: Interest-rate cut looms amid historic shutdown, record-high stocks and a faltering job market

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of Wednesday's Federal Reserve decisions, with an interest-rate cut and the end of the ...

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s October Meeting

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the second meeting in a row even though the government ...

The Federal Reserve's Meeting Starts Today—Here's What You Need to Know

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates to a range of 3.75%–4%, but officials remain divided and ...
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Federal Reserve Enters a ‘New Era’ in Payments, Waller Welcomes Crypto to the Table

Fed Governor Waller says the U.S. central bank is entering an era that embraces DeFi and digital assets within the mainstream ...
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How the Federal Reserve works and why Donald Trump is trying to change it

The president has already called Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, "stupid", "imbecile" and "idiot"- and called for his resignation. The Federal Reserve is responsible for supervising ...

Missing government data not likely to sway Federal Reserve from rate-cut path

The government shutdown has cut off the flow of data that the Fed relies on to track employment, inflation, and the broader ...