Tests of Fed’s Independence Intensify as Trump Seeks to Reshape Institution

The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of ...

Trump narrows Fed chair picks, January decision expected

Ahead of the New Year's holiday, President Donald Trump said he will make a decision on who he wants to lead the Federal ...

Former Fed Chair Issues Major Debt Warning

Janet Yellen said the government's ballooning debt burden could reduce the Fed's ability to address unemployment and ...

Fed's Barkin says future rate changes should be fine-tuned based on incoming data

Further changes to the Federal Reserve's short-term interest rate will need to be "finely tuned" to incoming data given the ...

The Fed’s New Policymakers for 2026: Three Hawks and a Dove

Unusual dissent among Federal Reserve officials, plus President Trump's demands for lower interest rates, have cast extra ...

Trump says he plans to announce his pick for Fed chair in January

President Donald Trump said he expects to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in January, a ...

Soft US dollar outlook set to linger along with Fed independence worries: Reuters poll

The outlook for the U.S. dollar among currency strategists polled by Reuters remains bearish at the start of 2026, with a ...

Wall Street's Ticking Time Bomb in 2026 Isn't Tariffs -- It's the Fed

The nation's central bank made dubious history over the last three months -- and it's a potentially ominous warning for the ...