Donald Trump may have walked back threats to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell for now, but he still faces pressure to lower the ...

Inflation remains stubbornly close to the federal reserve’s benchmark of 2%, the U.S. dollar is weakening, and the impact of ...

Critics warn that the tariffs will drive up consumer prices and fuel inflation. In theory, the Fed should respond only to demand shocks, unexpected events affecting the demand for goods and services.

In five years’ time, they are bracing for inflation to stay stuck above 4 percent. The Fed’s goal is 2 percent inflation. There are reasons to take this data with a grain of salt. For one ...

In an interview with the Financial Times, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said the central bank “would absolutely be prepared” to backstop markets if needed. Source: Walter Bloomberg While ...

It will be particularly important for the Fed to keep inflation expectations from rising much, she added. While Collins expects inflation to ease back to the Fed’s 2% target over the longer haul ...

CNBC's Steve Liesman joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with the latest from Fed officials. Planes collide at Reagan airport: One had several members of Congress aboard Surprising China news sends ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday (Apr 11) set up a task force to oversee trade negotiations with the United States, headed by his close aide and Economy Minister ...

Inflation remains a significant challenge for the Fed, with lead indicators suggesting ... a weaker dollar), it is likely to put significant pressure on funding markets as market participants ...

(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve’s decision to dramatically decelerate the pace of its balance sheet drawdown last month garnered broad support from policymakers, although there was more internal ...

As trade tensions escalate, analysts believe the Fed is quietly injecting liquidity into markets, raising concerns over a potential QE return.

President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, accusing Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell of "playing politics" and of acting too slowly to respond to ...