President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won't take his fight directly to the Fed.
Powell made clear that Fed policymakers are in no rush to reduce interest rates further, after lowering borrowing costs by a full percentage point in the final months of 2024. Whe
Central bank policymakers are widely expected to stand pat on interest rates. Investors await further details from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon, the first since President Trump began his second term. Powell, who is expected to serve out the rest of his
Jerome H. Powell has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) since May 25, 2012, appointed by then-President Barack Obama to fill an unexpired term. He was reappointed by Obama and sworn in on June 16, 2014, for a term that expires on Jan. 31, 2028.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that while there is a lot of uncertainty about the outlook right now, the U.S. economy is still in a good place and the current situation isn’t as dire as it was at times such as the Covid-19 pandemic or the 2008 global financial crisis.
The best indicator of monetary policy’s impact on the broader economy is what you see when “looking out the window,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told a room full of reporters following the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) January 28-29 meeting.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said “we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance” and monetary policy is “well positioned” for the challenges at hand.
U.S. stocks fall on Friday after the White House says Canada, Mexico and China tariffs will start Saturday. Still, major indexes finish January ahead.
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, even as inflation is cooling in fits and starts.
Trump said Powell and the Fed "failed to stop the problem they created with inflation" in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday.