Grownups like Powell and Cook are firm, but restrained. In a piece about Powell this week the WSJ quoted one of his former colleagues as saying, “I think it is no more subtle than he wakes up every ...

The president called for Lisa Cook to resign after his administration accused her of falsifying mortgage documents, but the ...

Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the central bank had kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting and said the job market was ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage ...

Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation.

UK public sector borrowing was also better than expected last month, although the data is unlikely to end talk of tax rises in the autumn budget.

The independence of the US Federal Reserve is under scrutiny. President Trump has pressured the Fed to cut interest rates. He ...

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Investors will scrutinize the Fed chair's speech for clarity on whether the Fed will cut interest rates next month.

Gold prices were steady on Thursday as investors awaited U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday for signals on the central bank's policy direction.

President Trump and his allies have accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of dragging his feet on interest-rate cuts, in an unprecedented pressure campaign. Here are some of the ways Powell has ...

Stocks remained lower ahead of midday, with the S&P 500 off 0.1% and on track to extend its losing streak to five straight ...