Two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday in a move that preserves flexibility as ...

After a September half-point cut, the reduction would bring the benchmark federal funds rate down three-quarters of a point ...

After the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut of a quarter percentage point Thursday, markets are already looking ahead to ...

Policymakers took note of a job market that has "generally eased" while inflation continues to move towards the U.S. central bank's 2% target.

Officials face new questions over what might lead to a slower pace of rate cuts after Trump’s election ignited market ...

A trader wears a hat in support of Republican Donald Trump, after he won the U.S. presidential election, at the New York ...

The Fed cut its benchmark interest rate a half of a percentage point in September, dialing back its yearslong fight against ...

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point in response to the steady decline in the once-high ...

Trump also poses a challenge to the Fed's independence. By design, the central bank is supposed to be insulated from ...

Photo: Getty Images ... the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year. The presidential contest might still be unresolved when the Fed ends its two-day meeting Thursday afternoon, ...

U.S. employers added just 12,000 jobs last month — but the number was depressed by a machinists' strike at Boeing and ...