It all began around 10 years ago during the Obama administration, with the former president, famous for bringing progressive ...

Outside of a U.S. President bending norms, the Fed also faces challenges in achieving its economic objectives. Inflation ...

US Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to act independently and keep inflation and employment in check, primarily by raising ...

The Federal Reserve defied Donald Trump’s demands for lower borrowing costs by keeping US interest rates on hold and ...

The president bashed Jerome Powell on inflation less than two hours after the Fed chair announced interest rates would stay ...

Speaking before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said he’ll call for interest rates to be lower than current levels. A possible sign he is setting up a possible battle with the ...

To stay out of the headlines, Powell won't rule out a rate cut at the Fed's next meeting, scheduled for March, and will be careful to stay neutral on Trump's economic policy, Tang said. The Fed won't ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would press the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates “immediately,” rekindling a fight over the historically independent U.S. central bank.

"It's still a very strong Trump news cycle. The last thing Powell wants to do is to kind of paint a target on the Fed" by suggesting in any way that interest-rate policy "could interfere with the ...