The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its influential fed funds rate in its September meeting. But economists and market watchers are waiting to know by how much.

The Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Here are some key ways it will trickle down to businesses and consumers.

The U.S. central bank's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point leaves open the risk of a resurgence in inflation, a former Kansas City Federal Reserve president said on Thursday. "They are gambling that they have inflation under control,

The Fed’s first rate cut lopped 50 basis points off its policy rate, bringing it down to a range of 4.75%to 5%. While that was a bold move, it also leaves short-term rates relatively high.

Are we looking at a recession, or soft landing? Either way, a rate-cutting environment has big implications for your stocks, bonds, and savings.

Philippine Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, who represents the government in the central bank’s rate-setting board, said he will back a 50-basis-point rate cut at the panel’s next meeting in October.