The Federal Reserve as we know it could soon be turned on its head
That’s because, as one former Federal Reserve chair famously said, central bankers’ job is to remove the punchbowl right when ...
Trump is poised to make the Fed's job a lot harder
Trump's plans for tariffs could stoke inflation and make the Fed's interest-rate decisions more complicated.
Forget a Soft Landing. The Fed’s Biggest Challenge May Be Trump.
The chair of the Federal Reserve made clear he would not resign, even under pressure. But pressure from the White House is ...
The Fed’s Next Moves Are Now Anyone’s Guess
Good economic data, and the coming Trump presidency, have thrown everything into doubt.
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller says the Fed may have declared victory on inflation too early
"I'm a little worried that the Fed has declared victory too early," the billionaire investor said on a Norges Bank podcast.
The Fed Thinks Inflation Is Vanquished
Jerome Powell gambles he won’t have to raise rates in Trump’s term.
‘#EndtheFed': Elon Musk endorses plan to let presidents meddle with Federal Reserve after Trump election win
During his first term as president, Donald Trump was not shy about publicly disparaging Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his policy decisions.
Op-Ed: The Fed's Relationship to the Executive Branch Is Already Closer Than It Seems
Much hand wringing has occurred recently about Federal Reserve independence. Fears former President Donald Trump might ...
Trump has threatened to fire the chair of the US Federal Reserve. That could be bad news for inflation
Dismissing Jerome Powell would be a serious breach of long-standing norms of central bank independence. That doesn’t mean we ...
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The Fed tries to stay above politics. But a lot is at stake for the central bank on Election Day.
The Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell have a lot riding on Tuesday's election, even as the central bank has spent 2024 keeping as much distance as it can from politics. The next president ...
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After likely quarter-point rate cut, Fed may slow pace of drops if inflation lingers
After slashing its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point in September, the Federal Reserve is expected to lower rates by a more measured quarter point Thursday and several times next ...
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The Fed increased interest rates again — here's why you should save more and pay off debt in response
In December 2022, the Federal Reserve announced the seventh consecutive increase to the federal funds rate and indicated it intented to continue raising interest rates going forward. The Fed has ...