"The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates," he said, calling the US economy's recent performance "by far the best of any major economy i

A strong economy is giving Federal Reserve officials room to move “carefully” as they lower interest rates, the central bank chair said.

Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, affirmed President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense on Wednesday. “Pete served 20 years. He was awarded the Bronze Star twice in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s somebody that I got to know when he was running Concerned…