Warsh may want a smaller Fed balance sheet, but that's hard to achieve

By Michael S. Derby Feb 17 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, nominated to lead the Federal Reserve, may want a smaller central bank ...

Senate should proceed with Warsh hearings for Fed chair despite Powell probe: Bessent

Bessent told CNBC's "Squawk Box" he believes Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee "are going to proceed" with a Fed ...

Trump’s Fed chair pick argues there’s one key reason to lower interest rates. But is it a convincing one?

Fed chair nominees Kevin Warsh has to convince his colleagues — some of whom are still concerned about inflation — that AI-driven productivity is enough for additional rate cuts.

The Fed Just Got a Double Dose of Good News. So Why Are Investors Worried?

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, believes that this double dose of good news gives the Fed ample ...

Lower Unemployment Rate Supports Longer Pause for Fed

January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady ...

Tillis suggests Warsh faces long fed chair nomination process

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't support the confirmation of any Fed nominee until the Justice Dept.'s investigation into chairman Jerome Powell is resolved.

Fed policy is tighter than thought, inflation not a problem, Miran says

Feb 12 () - The Federal Reserve's current monetary-policy setting threatens U. economic growth that otherwise is being ...

Fed's Schmid says too soon to expect productivity to fix still-elevated inflation

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank needs to keep tight monetary policy in place for now amid continued ...