A new executive order gives President Donald Trump's appointees more power over independent agencies, including how the Fed ...

WASHINGTON—President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to give his political appointees far-reaching control over ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the government to consider possible tariffs on copper, the latest move by the ...

The executive order doesn’t explicitly mention enforcement, but observers expect that the assertion of total authority over ...

The Fed took a hit to its independence with a new Trump executive order that seeks to rein in the autonomy of independent agencies that do not operate under day-to-day control of the White House.

A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.

A White House spokesman had no immediate comment ... orders as appropriate and consistent with applicable law,” Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell told reporters late last month.

Bank of America BAC.N expects the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady this year and into next year, CEO Brian ...

Donald Trump signed two executive orders and a memorandum on February 18. One orders a study on IVF access, another enforces ...

That is, the Federal Reserve Act precludes precisely this kind of relationship between the White House and the Fed, even as it relates to supervision and regulation, said Scott Alvarez ...

The order weighing on the federal agency's independence could also have implications on enforcement activity, concerned ...