Wednesday's Rate Cut Wasn't Necessarily The First Of Many, Fed Chair Powell Says

The Federal Reserve may have lowered borrowing costs a tiny bit on Wednesday, but more rate cuts in the months ahead are far from a sure thing based on what Fed Chair Jerome Powell had to say. Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals job market, inflation outlook could allow for interest rate cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the balance of risks to the labor market and inflation have shifted, signaling a potential interest rate cut at the Fed's next meeting. Read More

Powell Rallies Fed Colleagues as Economic, Political Risks Grow

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rallied a deeply divided committee of policymakers behind an interest rate-cut, tuning out heavy political pressure to find middle ground among officials variously ... Read More

Powell Says ‘Highly Unusual’ Economy Skews Fed Views

Look out for any changes in the language around how the Fed is seeing the balance of risks between the job market and inflation, especially for any new wording aro ... Read More

Fed Chair Powell Keeps September Rate Cut On The Table

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates, raising expectations the central bank will lower the fed funds rate when its policy committee next meets in ... Read More

Takeaways: If you’re confused about what’s next for the US economy, so is the Fed

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the first time since December to support America’s faltering labor market. However, the economy’s path forward looks murky, according to the ... Read More

‘No One Should Be Very Confident’: Four Economists Dissect Trump and the Economy

Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase and Bridgewater Associates. Mr. Cass, Dr. Furman and Dr. Summers are economists and contributing Opinion writers. Read More

Powell may cut interest rates in September because the economy is slowing

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, says rate cuts may come soon. The challenge is doing it without making the Fed look like it’s giving in to the White House. For months, Powell brushed off ... Read More

The Fed’s Own Economists Disagree Where the Economy Is Heading

The median forecast among the central bankers puts the fed funds rate at 3.6 percent by year-end, though projections span from 2.9 percent to 4.4 percent. Powell, asked whether the historic downward ... Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is worried about the job market. Here are 3 red flags for workers.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cited risks to the labor market in opening the door to cutting interest rates. Here's what job-seekers should know. Read More

Fed Chair Powell Acknowledges Slowing Economy: Rate Reductions Soon

Whenever the Fed Chairman gives a speech, there is always the possibility that it will move markets. That’s why such speeches are usually devoid of policy changes. But Powell’s speech on Friday ... Read More

Economy Primed for Lower Interest Rates as Inflation Remains a Problem

Now that the Federal Reserve has signaled lower interest rates are likely to come in the next month or so, attention will turn back to the underlying health of the economy. That will be clearer this ... Read More