President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would press the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates “immediately,” rekindling a fight over the historically independent U.S. central bank.

Donald Trump's rapid move to ban a "digital dollar" has left the field wide open, observers say, for China and Europe to make ...

The author examines the money supply represented by M2, the Federal budget deficit, the Fed’s previous adventures with QE, ...

China and many other countries buy U.S. debt through the purchase of Treasury bonds. Here are the factors behind those purchases.

The late Monday memo set off a scramble as state agencies in Connecticut start to assess the effects it could have on ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren has slammed the Federal Reserve for allowing U.S. banks to break rules designed to prevent another financial crisis and avoid huge taxpayer bailouts.

Negative interest rates occur when prices begin to start dropping to low levels as the value of a nation's currency increases. At these times, central banks may resort to negative interest rates. The ...

There is concern over how much longer governments can continue to finance the mountain of debt they have accumulated, which the IMF estimates to be $100 trillion globally.

Discover banks that don't use ChexSystems, learn how to rebuild your banking history, and take control of your financial future with confidence.

In this podcast, Motley Fool contributor Matt Frankel and host Mary Long break down big bank earnings. They also discuss: Why comparisons to 2023 give banks more credit than they may deserve. The ...

The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates may only drop a little bit this year since the economy is ...