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The U.S. economy expanded at a modest to moderate pace in July through mid-August but signs of an acceleration in inflation remained slight, the latest survey conducted by the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc CEO Lloyd Blankfein said that Gary Cohn would do a "great job" if he were to replace Janet Yellen as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will resign next month for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will resign next month for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board.

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, a veteran central banker who helped set the course for modern monetary policy, said on Wednesday he will step down from his position in the middle of October.

U.S. inflation is falling "well short" of target so the Federal Reserve should be cautious about raising interest rates any further until it is confident that prices are headed higher, an influential Fed policymaker said on Tuesday.

U.S. inflation is falling "well short" of target so the Federal Reserve should be cautious about raising interest rates any further until it is confident that prices are headed higher, an influential Fed policymaker said on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks are mostly higher Friday morning after a slightly weak jobs report reassures investors that the Federal Reserve probably won't raise interest rates again soon.

U.S. stocks are mostly higher Friday morning after a slightly weak jobs report reassures investors that the Federal Reserve probably won't raise interest rates again soon.

Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone spiked up to a four-month high of 1.5 percent in the year to August largely because of higher energy costs.

Seasonal light volume is expected to make for a volatile week as a wealth of economic data is released regarding inflation, jobs and manufacturing following the Kansas City Federal Reserve's central-banker conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Seasonal light volume is expected to make for a volatile week as a wealth of economic data is released regarding inflation, jobs and manufacturing following the Kansas City Federal Reserve's central-banker conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Former Council of Economic Advisors Chairman Jason Furman said Friday that the Federal Reserve alone can’t solve the problem of slow wage growth.

Former Council of Economic Advisors Chairman Jason Furman said Friday that the Federal Reserve alone can’t solve the problem of slow wage growth.

This year's gathering of the world's central bankers had a theme as lofty as the Grant Teton Mountains which loomed over their meeting place — "Fostering a Dynamic Global Economy."

This year's gathering of the world's central bankers had a theme as lofty as the Grant Teton Mountains which loomed over their meeting place — "Fostering a Dynamic Global Economy."

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is defending the web of regulations the Fed helped enact after the 2008 financial crisis, saying it helped restore the banking system's health and disputing criticism that the rules have hurt lending.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday emphatically defended the web of regulations the Fed helped enact after the 2008 financial crisis, saying it helped restore the banking system's health and disputing criticism that the rules have hurt lending.

Did Yellen just tip her hand on her future with the Fed?

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Friday, lifted by high-dividend-paying stocks, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen stayed silent on monetary policy in a much-anticipated speech.