Mr. Trump’s tariffs are now clearly fueling inflation, particularly in goods such as home appliances, cars and food. In the ...

Politics / In contrast with the now sober-seeming Reaganites, Trump has taken credit for the economy from day one. James K.

A weakening US economy, burdened by inflation and rising joblessness, could trigger stagflation. Here’s what that means for ...

The fundamental issue, in our view, isn’t the current Fed chair but the independence of the institution itself.

Every Fed Chair gets remembered for something. Paul Volcker tamed inflation in the 1980s. Alan Greenspan presided over the dot-com boom and bust in the 1990s through the early 2000s. Ben Bernanke ...

Donald Trump wants lower interest rates, and he is seriously angry that the head of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, isn’t ...

Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first president to target the central bank, but he's the most public and aggressive.

The report said that Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman may oppose Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s expected decision ...

Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this year, after cutting it three times last year. Powell says the Fed wants to ...