The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, is at the heart of a battle for its independence, facing unprecedented political pressure from President Donald Trump.

The Fed chief has repeatedly declined to say whether he will step down when his four-year term as chair expires in May, or ...

The autonomy of the Federal Reserve, a cornerstone of its operations, faces challenges under President Trump's administration ...

Michael Gibson, director of the U.S. Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation division, has accepted a voluntary buyout ...

William Pulte, Chair of the FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is asking Congress to open an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s political bias, and recent testimony before the ...

ADP reported a loss of 33,000 private payroll jobs in June, far below expectations for a 98,000 gain. Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, explains how the Federal ...

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley announced share repurchase programs. Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, will see current ...

Wells Fargo & Co.'s board of directors is expected to raise the bank's quarterly dividend by 5 cents to 45 cents in the next ...

U.S. stocks are drifting on Wednesday, as Wall Street’s record-breaking rally slows ahead of a highly anticipated report coming Thursday about the U.S. economy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on hold ...

WASHINGTON—Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate ...

The squabbling between the president and the central bank’s chairman is a reminder of how anomalous the Federal Reserve is in ...