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President Trump's criticism of Fed's Powell was just the latest in a flurry of attacks on the Fed chief going over interest ...
The Federal Reserve could face the “challenging scenario” of rising inflation at the same time the U.S. labor market is ...
Powell’s remarks suggest that the bar for interest rate cuts is high, meaning that the central bank is likely to need ...
Powell and other Fed officials don't think they are yet at the point where their ability to reach their inflation target is ...
Nominal GDP targeting would allow the central bank to balance price stability and maximum employment more effectively.
The Federal Reserve’s decision to dramatically decelerate the pace of its balance sheet drawdown last month garnered broad ...
The Fed cuts interest rates to increase economic activity. When interest rates are low, people tend to borrow and spend more. Conversely, the Fed raises the federal funds rate to slow economic ...