in addition to the Fed now, agree there’s a real risk of stagflation. Powell refused to directly answer questions related to Trump or his recent attacks. Stagflation bedeviled the Fed in the ...

According to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the situation right now isn’t comparable to that. Inflation back then was below the Fed’s 2% target; it’s above that now, and currently there is “the ...

US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell explained the decision to leave the policy rate unchanged at the 4.25%–4.50% range following the May meeting and responded to questions during the ...

Right now, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ... for both potential homebuyers and sellers alike. But will the Fed's latest rate pause lead to one this May? That's what we'll explore below.

As expected, the Fed left interest rates unchanged yesterday ... Powell also stressed in the press conference that they now need to pay attention to both variables, unlike in previous years.

The Federal Reserve's policy committee gathers this week amid an economy that has lost the spring in its step. After a brisk start to the year, growth is wobbling as businesses and investors hold ...

As the chart below shows, the likelihood of a reduction in interest rate, as measured by the 30-day Fed Funds futures, is now at 20.2%. This is up from the 17.4% after the last meeting.

For now, the Fed is standing pat as the institution — and the rest of the country — waits to see how tariffs feed into the economy. “There are cases in which it would be appropriate for us ...

John Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he is author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets.” Points of ...