Follow live coverage of the January FOMC meeting, interest-rate announcement, and Fed chairman Jerome Powell's press conference.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected leave its benchmark interest rate steady this week, but economists and market participants will be keeping a close eye on what Fed officials say about the state of the economy and the outlook for rates.

President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won't take his fight directly to the Fed.

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy group is expected to hold rates steady, but the chairman will face a litany of questions about the year ahead and on the inflationary impact of implications of the Trump administration's early policy moves.

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in December.

The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to hold its policy rate at 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday, the first pause since it started cutting rates in September. As a result, investors' focus will be attuned to Federal Reserve signaling for the path ahead.

If virtually every indication so far is accurate, the new leader of the free world is unlikely to get what he wants, at least not yet.

US stocks gained steam on Thursday afternoon as investors digested megacap tech earnings and waited for Apple (AAPL) results for more clues on prospects for Big Tech. Right ahead of the closing bell,

The first Federal Open Market Committee meeting of 2025 is here. The Federal Reserve's policymaking arm concludes its two-day meeting that began on Tuesday and delivers a decision on interest rates later today.

Fed policy decisions directly impact your wallet, including the interest rates on your credit cards. We’ll tell you how.

Welcome to Investopedia's live blog of the Federal Reserve's January meeting. Here, we will bring you the latest news on the Fed's decision, explain what it means, and provide analysis.