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Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the current pace of U.S. job growth is enough to expand the labor force.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the current pace of U.S. job growth is enough to expand the labor force.

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors eyed U.S. political risks and cues about the direction of monetary policy from the Federal Reserve chair.

Yellen to Congress: Federal Reserve expects to keep raising key interest rate at gradual pace.

Yellen to Congress: Federal Reserve expects to keep raising key interest rate at gradual pace.

The major U.S. stock indexes veered mostly lower in early trading Tuesday, led by declines in banks and real estate companies.

The major U.S. stock indexes veered mostly lower in early trading Tuesday, led by declines in banks and real estate companies.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to address the House Financial Services Committee in her twice-yearly Humphrey Hawkins testimony and to take questions from lawmakers.

Export-Import Bank Senior V.P. Anthony Scaramucci responds to the controversy over the retracted CNN article.

Export-Import Bank Senior V.P. Anthony Scaramucci responds to the controversy over the retracted CNN article.

Randal Quarles, who served in top Treasury Department positions under two Republican presidents, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to take a key position on the Federal Reserve board in charge of overseeing the banking system.

U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four months, a reassuring sign that businesses may be confident enough to keep hiring despite a slow-growing economy.

The Federal Reserve says it expects the U.S. economy will strengthen and warrant further gradual increases in its key interest rate.

The Federal Reserve says it expects the U.S. economy will strengthen and warrant further gradual increases in its key interest rate.

The U.S. economy continues to churn out jobs and grow at a steady pace, with investment and consumer confidence both healthy and only moderate signs of risk in financial markets, the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Friday in its semiannual report to Congress.

U.S. stocks are falling Thursday morning as investors react to mounting evidence that hiring has slowed down based on a report from payroll processor ADP.

Whose driving the U.S. economy? The Fed or the Trump administration?

Whose driving the U.S. economy? The Fed or the Trump administration?

With mounting speculation over whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates before the end of 2016, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker weighed in on interest rates and areas of concern in the economy.

With mounting speculation over whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates before the end of 2016, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker weighed in on interest rates and areas of concern in the economy.