The Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve will reverberate beyond Wall Street to working Americans and consumers.

Does the announcement of a Justice Department probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following months of pressure by the Trump administration to lower interest rates mark the end of the central bank's independence?

A DOJ probe involving Fed Chair Jerome Powell has sparked fresh questions about the Fed’s next move. Here’s what it could—or couldn’t—mean for interest rates.

Donald Trump said he expects his Federal Reserve chair to lower interest rates if the economy is doing well, the latest signal that the president is eager for a nominee committed to borrowing cost cuts as he nears an announcement of his choice to replace Jerome Powell.

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 the benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a ...

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 is a staff money writer at Buy Side covering ...

There's another Federal Reserve meeting on the calendar this month, but will mortgage rates fall once it's over?

Discover how open market operations affect interest rates and the Federal Reserve's role in economic fluctuations through key strategies like buying and selling securities.