Dismissing Jerome Powell would be a serious breach of long-standing norms of central bank independence. That doesn’t mean we ...

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates Thursday by a quarter of a percentage point as inflation continues to cool, but a ...

The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of two-percent over the longer run. The Committee judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are ...

JPMorgan Chase fell 4.3%, a day after banks decisively led the market on expectations that a stronger economy and lighter ...

Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the central bank, has been a frequent target of the president-elect, who appointed him in ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed the central bank’s decision to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, following a half-point cut in September, and the outlook for inflation ...

The rate cut signals that Fed officials are paying more attention to warnings in the economy, including the slowing job ...

Asked about whether the Federal Reserve is considering a pause in rate cuts in December, Chair Jerome Powell said officials ...

The Fed stayed the course on its campaign of rate cuts Thursday, trimming its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point in a widely expected move.

The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for a second straight time in an effort to keep the economy humming. But it now must ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is likely to allow Jerome Powell to serve the remainder of his term as the Federal Reserve ...