Financial planners can help clients navigate homeownership and other significant purchases in the wake of the Fed's revised rate-cut projections.

Despite this, most are also still leery of what they see as a worsening economy.

The consumer price index came in a little cooler last month, ending a streak of bad inflation data — at least for now.

Only 46% of Americans now say they expect to work full-time after age 62 — the lowest percentage in a decade.

Back in December 2023, Wall Street was hoping for rate cuts early and often. But as of May 2024, "higher for longer" seems to be the new policy — at least for now.

Recent economic data have shown inflation stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target, putting rate cuts in jeopardy. Lauren Saidel-Baker, an economist with ITR Economics, parses the FOMC meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and takes a look at future policy.

The Fed has said it wants to see strong signs of falling inflation before it starts cutting interest rates. Wednesday's data was anything but that.

D.A. Davidson Director of Wealth Management Research James Ragan will review and analyze the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The central bank is holding fast to its plan for three rate cuts, even as inflation remains stubborn. But is a soft landing still likely?

On Wall Street, investors welcomed the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday.

The U.S. economy gained 275,000 jobs in February. That sounds like good news — but will it spook the Fed out of cutting interest rates?

New York Fed chief John Williams says the pace of rate cuts will depend on economic data, not the calendar.

The year-on-year change in the consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, declined last month. So why did stocks nose-dive?

The Federal Reserve expects to cut interest rates three times this year, some say as early as March, if data alllow those moves. Following the Jan. 30-31 FOMC meeting, Garrett Melson, portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, will provide his take on the meeting and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.

Interest rates aren't budging — for now. Where does that leave the economy on its long, slow path to a hoped-for soft landing? JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and others weigh in.

The Federal Open Market Committee meets Dec. 12 and 13 and in addition to their statement, they will issue a Summary of Economic Projections.