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How AI Could Reshape the Economy and the Job Market: Here's Fed Chair Powell's Perspective

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says AI spending is lifting growth and could help boost productivity, but raises questions about the impact it may have on the labor market. Read More

The Fed just cut interest rates for the third-straight time

The Fed said Wednesday afternoon it is trimming its benchmark lending rate by a quarter point, its third such reduction this year. Follow along as Chair Jerome Powell discusses the move. Read More

Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months. Read More

Donald Trump May Be About to Pick the Least Important Fed Chair in Decades

Unlike, say, Supreme Court justices, Fed officials tend to update their views often, more based on the business cycle than the electoral cycle. The Fed’s biggest weakness has been that all of that ... Read More

Next Fed Chair in ‘No-Win Scenario’ as Selection Process Draws to a Close

The person picked to replace Jerome H. Powell will be thrust into a credibility problem that will be difficult to escape. Read More

Jerome Powell says Fed is ‘well-positioned’ to wait and see how the economy evolves after close-call rate cut

Powell described the latest policy move as a difficult decision, which was marked by high dissent among Fed officials. ・He said tariffs are contributing to elevated inflation but expects the impact to ... Read More

Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? Here's what economists say.

Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many ... Read More

Fed Vice Chair Says Economic Trade-Offs Justify Lowering Rates Slowly

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates in October for the second time this year, although Chair Jerome Powell said a third cut is ‘not a foregone conclusion.’ WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains the central ... Read More

Fed may not give Trump his rate cuts, but has set out a positive view of the 2026 economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve may not give President Donald Trump all the rate cuts he wants, but the view of the economy policymakers included in new economic projections on Wednesday should buoy the ... Read More

'Won't Address On Economy, Monetary Policy,' Says Fed Chair Jerome Powell As Trump Set To Name His Successor

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday steered clear of commenting on the United States’ current economic conditions or the Fed’s monetary policy. Speaking at a Hoover Institution event at ... Read More

What Hassett As Potential Fed Chair Would Mean For Interest Rates

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters outside of the White House on November 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hassett spoke about the ... Read More

The solution to America’s affordability problem might be broken, too

The best way to fix Americans’ cost-of-living problem is to give workers bigger raises, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week. Read More