Some economists were saying Wednesday that the rate-cutting cycle is over, while others think the Federal Reserve won’t ease rates again until 2026.

To borrow from a famous New Yorker cartoon, when is a good time for the Fed to cut interest rates this year? March? May or June? How about never — no cuts all year? Some economists were saying ...

The pace of hiring slowed slightly in January, signaling more subdued employment growth even as joblessness remained low.

Behind the scenes, Federal Reserve officials have been saying the same thing they've said in public: that the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to cut borrowing costs.

Federal Reserve Expected to Stand Pat on Rates Even as Trump Demands Cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting ...

Both a healthier job market and more stubborn inflation typically would imply fewer Fed rate cuts in the coming months. In a news conference Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell largely deflected ...

Over the past several months, the Fed has signaled that interest rate cuts would continue gradually. But in recent months, inflation has proved sticky while the labor market has remained resilient ...

It also gave a nod to a job market that has picked up steam lately - with unemployment edging down to a historically low 4.1% - and doesn’t seem to need a boost from Fed rate cuts.

A Fed interest rate cut won’t be coming until at least September, if at all this year, following a troubling inflation report ...