White House Seizes on Fed Renovations
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Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell has reiterated that rate decisions will be data-driven — by inflation, and employment.
The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.
U.S. President Donald Trump's fresh tariff announcements make it "messy" to interpret the state of the economy, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said, adding that he is hearing a lot of anxiety from business contacts about coming inflation that is not yet obvious in the data.
The latest round of tariff threats from President Trump could spark fresh concerns about inflation, which might force the Federal Reserve to maintain its wait-and-see posture on interest-rate cuts, sa
Federal Reserve officials diverged at their June meeting about how aggressively they would be willing to cut interest rates.
The newly published meeting minutes highlighted a divide over how Federal Reserve officials expect the economy to respond to President Donald Trump's tariffs.
The U.S. central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady in June was unanimously supported, but officials were starting to splinter over the path forward.
The Federal Reserve on Thursday proposed tweaks to how it evaluates large banks by making it easier for them to be considered "well managed," removing a hurdle for potential acquisitions and other restrictions.
U.S. president Donald Trump has helped spur the crypto market higher, pointing to its success as why the Federal Reserve should “rapidly” lower interest