After one of the most unpredictable meetings in years, the Fed said Wednesday it is keeping interest rates at their current elevated levels.

The Federal Reserve remained on the sidelines and left its benchmark for interest rates unchanged on July 29 despite some predictions for a hike.

The central bank has let the bond market do its heavy lifting when it comes to rates. But a cut is on the horizon if a weak jobs and inflation stir up Wall Street.

Kevin M. Warsh, the Fed’s new chairman, vowed to fight persistent inflation without offering specifics about whether that would include raising rates.

A sudden slump in hiring has dramatically changed the outlook for the Federal Reserve's September interest rate decision.

Before the next Fed meeting, there is a quiet window where savers can still capture rates most banks hope you never notice. The gap between what your bank pays and what it could pay might surprise you.

The Richmond Fed president said he doesn’t know whether he would have joined the three colleagues who dissented in favor of a rate increase.

Locking a mortgage rate now, then, or in early August, can protect borrowers against this possibility. They could always unlock the rate and float it down to a new, lower one, should it materialize before closing, and they could refinance in the future, after closing, if and when rates drop.

Mortgage rates could continue climbing in the coming weeks, even as the Federal Reserve paused rates for the fifth time this year.