A previously undisclosed White House meeting puts new focus on the Fed's independence as calls for lower rates grow louder.

A proposal for the U.S. Federal Reserve to release detailed economic forecasts after some of its meetings to anchor the ...

In recent months, Fed policymakers have said they were drawing closer to reducing the fed funds rate now that risks to their mandates of stable prices and maximum employment have become more balanced.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday still strong levels of liquidity in the financial system will allow the central bank to press forward with shrinking its ...

"The economy is moving closer to the point where it will be appropriate to reduce our policy rate," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference. "That time is drawing near. That time could ...

Central bank needs to mix playing defence with going on the offensive with a new policy framework and improved communication ...

Rissmiller reminds investors that much Fed forecasting is “analysis with incomplete information.” He explains: “That’s the challenge with drawing big conclusions right now. Even if the Fed ...

The Federal Reserve didn't lower interest rates ... Powell acknowledged those concerns, noting that while the time was “drawing near” to make that decision, the central bank needed more ...

PROVIDENCE — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s signal that the US central bank was ready to cut interest rates could lead to a drop in mortgage rates that may unleash a wave of out-of ...