The Federal Reserve affects you in more ways than you might think. From interest rates to the employment rate, here are all the ways the Fed affects daily life.

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, probing doubts surrounding his congressional testimony on the ...

The Federal Reserve resumed securities purchases in December 2025, increasing its portfolio by $33.3 billion since late November. U.S. commercial banks currently hold nearly $3.0 trillion in ...

The chair of the Federal Reserve oversees the U.S. banking system and helps steer monetary policy. The chair's salary is set by the U.S. Congress.

"The Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Jan. 11.

A group of UCLA students placed third in an annual national economics competition hosted by the Federal Reserve on Nov. 21.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to economist Claudia Sahm about the upcoming Federal Reserve board meeting and what it can tell us about the current state of the U.S. economy.

Steady growth in the U.S. economy and little indication of disinflation put Fed officials in wait-and-see mode for at least ...