The Fed made a 0.5% rate cut on Sept. 18 and is projecting a smaller 0.25% cut on Nov. 7. Though one single interest rate cut won't immediately affect your wallet (nor drastically shake up the economy at large), the government's monetary policy and overall economic outlook will impact your money over the long term.

No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is

The dollar slid on Monday as investors braced for a potential pivot this week for the global economy as the United States chooses a new leader, and as it likely cuts interest rates again with major implications for bond yields.