Republicans vouch for Fed chair, creating a rare schism with Trump

President Donald Trump has spent his second term bulldozing elected and appointed officials who resist him or refuse to bend ...

Powell Investigation Upends Final Stretch of Fed Chair Contest

President Trump wants a loyalist. Senators want independence. The backlash to a Justice Department probe highlights how those ...

Supreme Court tests limits of Trump's power over the economy in fight over Fed's Lisa Cook

When the justices consider the legality of his bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, their willingness to preserve the central ...

This is how Trump’s pursuit of Powell could muddle Fed direction

If the legal development does provoke Powell to stay, it would upend Trump’s stated plans to stack the board with officials ...

Fed rate cut odds shift as FOMC blackout begins

Fed interest rate expectations are hitting a wall of silence as the central bank’s official blackout period begins Saturday, ...

At Fed in 2020, division, independence were concerns in the face of pandemic

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and used massive bond purchases to ...

Criminal investigation raises key question: Whether Chair Powell leaves Fed in May

The Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has brought heightened attention to a key ...

Should you lock in a mortgage rate before the January Fed meeting?

Mortgage rates are more affordable now, but is it worth locking one in before this month's Federal Reserve meeting?

Trump's Fed fight looks like something from another country

Donald Trump's stand-off with the US central bank has recalled episodes in other countries - which ended badly for the ...

Trump vs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Money Pros Weigh In

As President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on Fed chair Jerome Powell, investment professionals explain why his pressure ...

Fed rate-cut expectations fade with Warsh favored as next chair

Treasuries fell and traders trimmed their expectations for two US interest-rate cuts in 2026 as the market-implied odds ...