WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4% towards the end of President Donald Trump 's term in office in 2028, according to a new report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

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Hiring ticked down in December, defying the Federal Reserve's effort to boost hiring with a recent series of interest rate cuts, a jobs report on Friday showed. The reading fell short of economists' expectations.

The Fed heads into 2026 divided over rate cuts as mixed economic signals and a new Trump-appointed chair test policy consensus.

The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis and a pandemic, not to mention periods of too little inflation and too much,

The Stock Market Is Flashing a Warning Last Seen Decades Ago, and the Federal Reserve Just Made President Trump's Tariffs Even Riskier. Here Is What History Says Could Happen Next. The S&P 500 is hovering near all-time highs, but can the index sustain its rally in the new year?

Since November 26, 2025, the last date the Federal Reserve produced a balance sheet before it began to add securities to its portfolio again, the Fed has increased its portfolio of securities held outright by $33.3 billion.

The Federal Reserve is slated to undertake a number of important rules and regulations in 2026, but decisions around agency leadership and the Trump administration's avowed effort to exert greater control over the central bank are likely to leave a lasting legacy at the agency.

When was the last time you wrote a paper check? If the answer is a long time, that's exactly why the Fed says they're starting to explore winding down their check processing services--a move that could send ripples across the banking world.

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