The independence of central banks, which allows policymakers to operate free from political meddling, is considered ...

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned that President Donald Trump’s preference for the Federal Reserve’s interest ...

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, offered support Wednesday for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose policies she frequently criticizes.

It’s fascinating to throw stones into a lake, watch ripples interact and spread, and speculate about when the water will ...

Top News Trump Denies He Is Planning to Attempt to Fire Powell President Trump denied that he was planning an attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after polling Republican lawmakers ...

Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher ...

U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a recent interview that he would welcome Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powells ...

The yearslong project to spruce up central bank buildings in Washington, D.C., received little attention until recently ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, although he ...

Kevin Hassett, one of President Donald Trump’s longest-serving economic aides, is the early frontrunner to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chief next year, according to people familiar with ...

Trump has raised the succession stakes by routinely blasting Powell for keeping interest rates too high, and saying he’ll pick a Fed chair who wants to cut them. It’s left investors worried that the ...

Like a child with his new favorite toy at Christmas, President Trump is using tariff taxes not only to attempt to centrally plan the pricing of thousands of ...