Interest rates

Using history as a guide, these stocks have outperformed when the Fed starts raising rates from a low base, an MSCI study says.

Two more increases are projected for this year, signaling more vigilance as the target approaches.

A March 10 employment report is the most significant data report before decision day, March 15.

An increase could help to head off the risks of an overheated economy, according to the latest meeting notes from the Central Bank.

The central bank provided little direction on when it might next raise borrowing costs, as officials grapple with the uncertainty created by a new presidential administration.

Change can be unsettling. Here’s how to calm jitters and show the benefits of rate fluctuations.

The move will potentially lead to marginally higher borrowing costs for consumers and companies while giving savers a boost.

Hint: The sharp move higher in bond yields has not spooked stock market investors.

Expect the bonds versus stocks pendulum to swing anew.

Meeting notes show some officials say a hike should happen in December.

As interest rates climb, advisers should diversify the fixed-income portion of their client’s overall portfolio.

What Trump and rising interest rates may mean for advisers.

The Fed chairwoman warned of the risks attached to waiting too long before raising rates.

Officials might wait to get a sense of the fallout before making a decision on rate increases.

Accelerating inflation will be a focus of next month’s meeting.

The likelihood of periodic volatility is concerning to retirees, but it's important to try to keep clients calm.

The Fed's latest meeting showed officials favored a gradual approach to raising interest rates, though several anticipated a hike "relatively soon."

Three officials, the most since December 2014, dissented in favor of an immediate quarter-point hike.

Janet Yellen will frame a decision this week to forgo an interest rate increase as necessary to achieve the Fed’s economic goals. Donald Trump and his supporters are likely to frame it as political.