Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered an upbeat report on the U.S. economy after the Fed’s first policymaking meeting of 2026. “Essentially, the economy has once again surprised us with its ...

Goolsbee says the Fed won’t cut rates until inflation shows clear progress toward 2%, signaling borrowing costs may stay ...

While the bridge between President Trump and Fed chairman Jerome Powell has been well and truly burned, the outgoing central bank chief may yet set the stage for further interest rate cuts that the ...

Many Federal Reserve officials want to see inflation fall further before they would support additional interest rate cuts this year, particularly if the job market continues to stabilize, minutes of ...

The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market. But with inflation still elevated, the Fed is cautious about additional rate cuts.

Fed officials are divided on whether to prioritize controlling inflation or addressing the slowing job market.

The January jobs report delivered a sharp upside surprise, complicating expectations for Federal Reserveinterest-rate cuts ...

Unexpectedly strong employment data for January reduces the chances the Federal Reserve will see a need to cut interest rates again by midyear as the most concerning possibilities for the trajectory ...

Most Fed officials see no compelling reason to rush additional rate cuts, given inflation is still elevated and the labor market seems to be stabilizing. Several policymakers have also voiced ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve could approve "several more" interest rate cuts this year if inflation resumes a decline to the ...

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said he thinks it’s still appropriate to continue cutting interest rates given that it ...