Economy News Powell To Discuss Economy, Monetary Policy At Tuesday Event

Powell, PCE and Other Key Thing to Watch this Week

Markets enter December facing a week packed with comprehensive economic data, high-profile earnings, and multiple Fed Chair Powell appearances that together could determine the trajectory for both the ... Read More

Bessent reveals ‘good chance’ Trump will name Powell’s successor at Fed before Christmas

Bessent is nearing the end of selecting candidates to recommend to President Donald Trump to replace Powell, whose term expires in May. Read More

Powell’s Last Stand: Balancing a Tricky Economy and Intense Political Pressure

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell answers questions from reporters on the central bank’s first interest rate cut of 2025. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images When the Federal Reserve cut interest ... 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

Fed chief Powell is talking about the U.S. economy again. And Wall Street is all ears.

Wall Street has been hanging on every word of Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell as stocks charged to record highs. Investors hope he’ll give more clues Tuesday as to how much the Fed intends to cut ... Read More