Fed hold rates steady, sees inflation as ‘elevated,’ as Powell declines comment on Trump
Outside of a U.S. President bending norms, the Fed also faces challenges in achieving its economic objectives. Inflation ...
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The Fed’s Tealbook ponders alternate economic scenarios
The Fed used to have even more books with colorful covers: the Greenbook, which looked at the current state of the economy ...
The economy grew 2.3% in the fourth quarter. What it could mean for Fed rate cuts
The U.S. economy grew 2.3% in the fourth quarter as consumers again powered gains. Here's what the showing could mean for Fed ...
Powell Signals Fed on Hold as Trump’s Economic Policies Take Shape
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear on Wednesday the US central bank intends to hold interest rates where they are ...
How Trump could radically reshape the Fed
The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.
Even Progressives Now Worry About the Federal Debt
Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed ...
Fed's wait-and-see approach likely won't be shaken by new GDP and inflation numbers
A new GDP report Thursday and the expectation of a sticky inflation reading Friday should reinforce the Federal Reserve’s new ...
Fed Stands Pat on Rates, Entering New Wait-and-See Phase
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says, “We do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance.” ...
Big central banks start 2025 heading in different directions
The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths diverge, as the United States holds interest rates steady, the euro zone cuts ...
Fed pivot at standstill but battlelines drawn between Powell and Trump. What it means for investors
The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.5%, halting rate cuts after a 100 basis point reduction since ...
Why Americans still can’t get cheaper mortgages, car loans or card balances after three Fed rate cuts
It takes time for the Fed’s decisions to filter through the economy — and then even more time for consumers to see the ...
Three Reasons Why The Fed Should Get Rid Of The Dot Plot
While it was created with good intentions 13 years ago, the Federal Open Market Committee’s dot plot does not serve its primary purpose: providing transparency ...