Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live to business leaders in the Dallas area
The appearance comes one week after policymakers again voted to lower their key interest rate by a quarter percentage point.
Trump Can Capture the Fed. Here’s How.
Presidents can control monetary policy even without replacing the Fed chair, Benn Steil writes in a commentary essay.
Powell Says Solid Economy Allows Fed to Consider Rate Cuts ‘Carefully’
The central bank has lowered interest rates by 0.75-point since September.
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If Trump Tries to Fire Powell, Fed Chair Is Ready for a Legal Fight
Jerome Powell was prepared to go to court when the president floated his dismissal six years ago. If it happens again, the ...
Central Bank Independence 'Fundamental' For Good Policy: Fed Official
An independent central bank is "fundamental" to getting good economic outcomes, a senior Federal Reserve official said Thursday, shortly after Donald Trump won the US presidential race.
Fed chair’s job security depends on embattled Supreme Court precedent
As speculation continues to simmer about whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump might try to fire Federal Reserve Chair ...
Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Reserve official gave a lengthy defense of the central bank’s political independence Thursday, ...
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Fed cuts key interest rate by a quarter-point: ‘We’re on a path to a more neutral stance’
Speaking at a news conference, though, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that “in the near term, the election will have no effects ...
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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 the party is just getting started. Said differently, they have to ...
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The Federal Reserve made a rate cut decision today. Here's the impact on your money.
The Federal Reserve on Thursday made its second rate cut of this year, with the decision coming less than two months after the central bank's surprise jumbo cut in September. The Fed shaved ...