The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor ...

Jerome Powell has been battling to bring down inflation, keep the job market stable, and preserve the independence of the institution he has led for nearly eight years. The Federal Reserve cut the ...

Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell shot down those suppositions in a press conference after the FOMC meeting, which showed a surprising divide among the committee members. The Consumer Price Index (the only ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said he told President Donald Trump he would accept the nomination to ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should be applauded for his decision yesterday to disabuse the markets of the notion that another Fed interest rate cut at the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the central bank is in a “challenging situation” with an ongoing risk of faster-than-expected inflation at the same time that weak job growth has ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday, its first reduction this year, as officials signaled they are more concerned about a softening labor market than the risks of ...

The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after restarting cuts on Wednesday, amid mixed economic signals and a relentless White House pressure campaign. By Colby Smith ...

The Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates again this week, but the environment surrounding that decision is unusually fraught for the central bank. A monthlong government shutdown has halted ...