Trump wants both lower interest rates and tariffs. Here's how that could backfire.
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to argue that tariffs and lower interest rates go "hand in hand," suggesting that new trade barriers could prompt the Federal Reserve to ease ...
Fed is ‘close but not there’ on getting inflation under control, Powell says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the January consumer-price index data fit with an overall picture ...
Powell Says Fed Independence Is Critical to Its Inflation Fight
Powell defended the central bank’s independence from elected lawmakers’ desires. “Research over many, many years…shows that ...