The S&P 500 has generally delivered double-digit returns during the 12-month period after an interest rate cut.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have enjoyed another banner year, with these indexes rising by 13%, 17%, and 22%, respectively. The latest Federal Open Market Committee ...

Interest rates typically go up when a Fed chair steps down.

The Federal Reserve began the long-awaited cuts to the federal-funds rate on Sept. 17, 2025, when it trimmed the target range by 25 basis points to 4.00%-4.25%, and ...

The Federal Reserve, a government agency responsible for keeping the American economy stable, sets the federal funds rate. This is a range of interest rates that banks charge to lend money to one ...

The Federal Reserve delivered its third rate cut of 2025 by lowering the federal funds rate another 0.25 points, sparking mixed views within the FOMC As was anticipated by many experts in the field, ...

The Federal Reserve has been cutting interest rates for more than a year, including last week’s cut. Although the central bank has less influence over the long end of the yield curve (dramatically ...

Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates for the third straight meeting on Wednesday while signaling there may be only one cut next year as rates get closer to a neutral level. The Fed lowered ...

Here’s how the central bank’s latest cut will affect loans, savings accounts and investments—and what financial moves to consider Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace ...