To help accomplish this during recessions, the Fed employs various monetary policy tools to suppress unemployment ... system on top of most of the nearly $4 trillion in QE that it created during ...

(Reuters) - New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Friday the U.S. central bank's monetary policy is in the right place at this ... the central bank's benchmark interest rate in the ...

In support of its goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent ... appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it is too soon to know what the best monetary policy response to the tariffs might be but added that the central bank does not feel a need to rush to judgment on the ...

The Federal Reserve’s key borrowing benchmark is currently in a target range of 4.25-4.5 percent, the highest since 2007. The Fed’s monetary policy has shifted significantly over the years ...

The Federal Reserve is almost certain to hold rates at ... are low” and that “we do not need to be in a hurry [to change policy]”, signs of the next cut are remote. We maintain our view ...

After a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee in Washington, D.C., the Fed announced it would hold its rate target at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. Investors anticipated the move.

The Federal Reserve held interbank lending rates steady on Wednesday at a range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent despite ... Nine members of the Fed’s monetary policy panel projected two rate cuts ...