The central bank should focus on its dual mandate and not try to solve all the economy’s problems.

Credibility, once shaken, is harder to restore than interest rates are to adjust. In the near-term, monetary easing will ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested on Monday that the government could open an investigation into the Federal Reserve ...

President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell — whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair — earlier this week, ...

“It’s by now widely agreed, almost all over the world: If you leave monetary policy in political hands, you’ll get too much ...

J.P. Morgan warned in a note that Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve and threats to fire Chair Powell could undercut ...

Earnings hit record highs on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq amid a resilient U.S. economy. Explore Fed policy, economic growth, and ...

It's understandable the president wants lower interest rates, to temporarily mask the cost of his borrowing binge. But no Fed ...

It's understandable the president wants lower interest rates, to temporarily mask the cost of his borrowing binge. But no Fed ...

Slashing government interest rates could have the paradoxical effect of raising the interest rates paid in the real world.

What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful,” Treasury Secretary ...

The European Central Bank was set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday, pausing after seven straight cuts as it waited ...