Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve can wait to see which effect from Trump's tariffs is worse - high inflation or a weak ...

"We've judged that the risk to higher inflation and unemployment has risen" since March, when the Fed last met, Powell said. But, he added, "We can't say which way this will shake out." Because of the ...

Fed officials opted Wednesday to hold interest rates steady as President Donald Trump’s tariffs unsettle the US economy.

Despite pressure from President Donald Trump to slash interest rates, the Federal Reserve was expected to stick to its ...

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will hold interest rates steady as the US economy begins to show the effects of ...

The Federal Reserve stuck to a wait-and-see approach as officials brace for President Trump’s tariffs to stoke higher ...

The Fed operates with a dual mandate of keeping the labor market healthy while maintaining stable prices. At the moment, the ...

The central bank stuck to a wait-and-see approach as officials brace for President Trump’s tariffs to stoke higher inflation ...

Even so, the Fed will almost certainly leave its key rate unchanged at about 4.3% when it meets Tuesday and Wednesday. Powell ...

I would say, in the first quarter of 2026. So, yeah, we’re in for a bumpy road ahead. Hampton: Well, thank you, Preston, for guiding us through this time. I know the Fed’s going to meet in June.

"I don't think we can say which way this will shake out," Powell said. Stocks closed higher after the Fed's announcement ... that is going to happen. "We did not believe that, and the ...

“Let’s say that unemployment ... But some economists argue the Fed would be quicker to respond to any signs of a weakening job market, just as it did last year when it delivered a bold half ...