US inflation forecasts decline, supporting rate-hike holiday
The survey of consumer expectations is one of the Fed's price gauges as it weighs the need for rate rises.
'60 Minutes' really wanted a negative headline on Trump: Varney
FBN's Stuart Varney on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's interview on CBS' '60 Minutes.'
No recession in US economy anytime soon, says Fed chief
Jay Powell said he expects that U.S. economic growth will continue to be positive and continue to be at a healthy rate.
Powell says Trump's attacks played no role in rate pause
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says political attacks by President Donald Trump played no role in the Fed's decision in January to signal that it planned to take a pause in hiking interest rates.
China's Yi affirms pledge to avoid devaluation for trade
China's central bank governor says American and Chinese envoys discussed sticking to promises to avoid currency devaluations to boost exports during negotiations aimed at ending a tariff war.
Recession or not, it's out of Trump's hands
Yes, Trump’s policies undoubtedly impact the global economy. But none of that makes a material difference to the timing of the next recession.
Powell says Fed taking 'wait-and-see' approach on rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the healthy U.S. economy and low inflation are allowing the central bank to take a patient, wait-and-see approach on interest rates.
Markets Right Now: Wall Street sinks again, extending losses
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m.
Fed's Kaplan says US corporate debt a reason for rate hike pause
The Fed in January put three years of rate hikes on hold, citing weakening global growth and an expectation for slower U.S. growth ahead.
'Bond King' Bill Gross says Trump isn’t to blame for Fed’s patience on interest rate hikes
Wall Street’s “Bond King” Bill Gross says President Trump isn’t to blame for the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance on its monetary policy.
Trump, in CPAC speech, says Fed interest rate hikes hurt the economy
"America is now booming like never before," Trump said.
Powell says Fed likely to end bond trimming by end of 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is delivering his second day of testimony to Congress, this time to the House Banking Committee, now controlled by Democrats.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns about defaulting on US debt payments
The U.S. government may run out of cash by the end of the fiscal year if Congress doesn’t raise the nation’s debt limit.
Powell says Fed is nearing decision on balance sheet runoff
The U.S. central bank is close to announcing the reduction of bonds it’s holding on its $4 trillion balance sheet.
The Latest: Fed to end runoff of bond holdings this year
The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to the Congress (all times local): ___ 11:40 a.m.
Asian shares higher as region eyes Trump-Kim summit
The stock market shook off an early slump and was mixed in morning trading Tuesday as investors weighed conflicting reports on how the U.S. economy is doing.
Powell calls Ocasio-Cortez floated theory on government debt 'just wrong'
The Federal Reserve chair refuted the notion that the central bank’s role is to provide support for particular policies.
The Latest: Powell: Fed in 'no rush' to decide rate moves
The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress (all times local): ___ 10:20 a.m.
Elizabeth Warren grills Fed's Powell over BB&T, SunTrust merger
During Powell’s semi-annual testimony on the state of U.S. monetary policy, Warren accused the Fed of rubber-stamping applications for bank mergers and acquisitions.
Fed's Powell again signals 'patient' rate hike approach, warns of crosscurrents
In his semiannual testimony on the state of monetary policy, Powell noted that the Fed is closely monitoring potential crosscurrents.


















