This article explores the Federal Reserve System’s century-plus journey, from its establishment in 1913 to its critical role as the U.S. central bank.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits for additional information on how tariffs and other potential disruptions will affect the economy this year.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, stands before speaking at the 75th anniversary conference of the Federal Reserve Board’s International Finance Division at the Federal Reserve in ...

On March 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced that reserve requirements ratios would be set to 0%, effective March 26, 2020. Prior to the change effective March 26, 2020, the reserve ...

Trump’s successful deterrence of immigration threatens to reverse these gains, slowing growth and exacerbating labor ...

The Federal Reserve said Monday it will no longer consider reputation risk as part of its bank exams. The central bank said ...

The Federal Reserve said all major banks passed this year’s stress tests, showing they can withstand a hypothetical severe ...

Michael Gibson, director of the U.S. Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation division, has accepted a voluntary buyout ...

Wall Street is poised to receive a big gift courtesy of the Federal Reserve. The central bank unveiled plans to roll back an ...

The Federal Reserve is reviewing its bank regulations regarding Basel III endgame, supplemental leverage ratio, merger policy ...

The Federal Reserve unveiled plans to roll back an important capital rule that big banks have said limits their ability to hold more Treasuries and act as intermediaries in the $29 trillion market.

All this, however, obscures a huge question: Does our central bank know what it’s doing when it comes to inflation? The answer is, no. The Federal Reserve is doing more harm than good.