But with the market already booming and the Federal Reserve under presidential pressure, a new cycle of lower rates could pour fuel onto a fire, our columnist says.

There are two big questions that President Trump’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Stephen Miran, must be asked at his Senate confirmation hearing. If the answers are wrong, we could soon be headed for a round of bad economic news.

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point when it meets on Wednesday, the first cut in about a year. It has been described by those who watch the Fed as the most unprecedented meeting in many years due to political pressure from President Trump.

A federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to quickly fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. The decision leaves the president just hours to ask the Supreme Court to oust her before a critical interest-rate setting meeting kicks off Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve Board has released its 2025 Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Report, outlining its continued efforts to protect the financial sector from growing cyber threats. Mandated by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act ...

The Fed cut rates Wednesday, resisting Trump’s push for deeper cuts, but looming legal and political battles — including a Supreme Court case — could test its independence.