While there’s a lot of new economic data coming out between now and then, it will probably be relevant for later Fed meetings.

Kai Ryssdal explores what would happen to the global economy if the Federal Reserve lost its autonomy.

The September rate cut raised hopes for a sturdy labor market into next year and beyond. The effect on jobs, though, may take time.

Austan Goolsbee talks about the Fed’s timing in moments of transition, if COVID is still affecting the economy, and why he’s a “data dog.”

A lot has happened in monetary policy since the last time the Federal Reserve updated its long-term strategy goals.

The move was more aggressive than the quarter-point rate cut some analysts were expecting.

Because there happens to be an election on the Tuesday when the Fed would normally meet.

That could be good news for U.S. exporters, though.

The Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates when it meets this week. Once Fed officials announce a rate cut, the gears of monetary policy start turning.

It was the lead-up to the 1972 presidential election. An era of “stagflation” was ahead. And President Richard Nixon had a plan.