President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won't take his fight directly to the Fed.
Jerome H. Powell has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) since May 25, 2012, appointed by then-President Barack Obama to fill an unexpired term. He was reappointed by Obama and sworn in on June 16, 2014, for a term that expires on Jan. 31, 2028.
Central bank policymakers are widely expected to stand pat on interest rates. Investors await further details from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that while there is a lot of uncertainty about the outlook right now, the U.S. economy is still in a good place and the current situation isn’t as dire as it was at times such as the Covid-19 pandemic or the 2008 global financial crisis.
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.
The first Federal Open Market Committee meeting of 2025 is here. The Federal Reserve's policymaking arm concludes its two-day meeting that began on Tuesday and delivers a decision on interest rates later today.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said “we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance” and monetary policy is “well positioned” for the challenges at hand.
The best indicator of monetary policy’s impact on the broader economy is what you see when “looking out the window,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told a room full of reporters following the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) January 28-29 meeting.
U.S. interest rate cycles are driven largely by how restrictive or accommodative the Federal Reserve thinks monetary policy is. And right now, the picture is confusing. After the Fed kept rates steady on Wednesday,
Gold steadied near a record high, after investors flocked to safety when US President Donald Trump reiterated threats to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
A desire for low rates confronts a very different economic backdrop—with higher price pressures—from his first term.