The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points — its first cut since December — as the U.S. grapples with a stalling labor market and slower economic ...

The countdown is almost over. In a few hours, the Federal Reserve will announce whether it’s finally ready to lower interest rates for the first time in nearly a year, potentially ending a long pause ...

• The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since December and signaled more cuts are likely this year. • Central bankers opted for a quarter-point cut this time ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of ...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected this week to make its first interest rate cut of 2025, but the bigger question for investors is how many more cuts could be on the way as the central bank ...