I recently wrote this article about Trump appointing a shadow Fed president, a strategy that could neutralize Powell’s impact until he leaves his position. In an interview Sunday, Trump said ...

However, the timing for this has become highly uncertain, owing to the tariff shock. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is not one to speculate, and he held an especially reticent press conference after the ...

New York Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) President John Williams said on Friday that price stability is foundational for the Fed, per Reuters. "Important to have well-anchored inflation expectations." ...

The Fed, which manages the nation's monetary policy with the goal of keeping inflation and unemployment in check, may find itself in a bind if it has to choose between lowering interest rates to ...

The Fed kept its rate at 4.3% for the third straight meeting, after cutting it three times in a row at the end of last year. Many economists and Wall Street investors still expect the Fed will ...

Trump took to Truth Social Friday morning to again call on the Fed to cut rates. Trump claimed there's "no inflation," but prices are still rising. Consumer prices rose 2.4% year-over-year in ...

Federal Reserve governor Michael Barr and New York Fed president John Williams warned Friday that President Trump's tariffs are expected to lead to higher inflation, elevated unemployment ...

Rates have been there since December after a series of cuts in the second half of 2024. The Fed gathered at a highly volatile moment for the economy and the global financial system amid an ...

Fed policymakers expect the tariffs to increase both inflation and unemployment, although to what degree and for how long is unclear. The economic data in hand so far does not suggest the economy ...

Trump has called on the Fed to lower rates, despite its political independence. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just weeks after President Donald Trump intensified ...

Trump has called on the Fed to lower interest rates, but the independent central bank seems unlikely to fold under the political pressure. The Fed is expected to lower rates starting in July as ...

As per on-chain analytical firm Nansen, the Fed might leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged, and data from the CME shows markets have priced in a 99% probability of a pause. This ...