Kevin Warsh, floated as Trump Fed chief, says Powell is ‘goosing’ the economy

Former Federal Reserve Bank governor Kevin Warsh, who has been touted recently as a possible candidate for the top Fed job in a new Trump administration, criticized the economy under Fed chair ... Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has an ‘unfriendly’ message for markets: You might not be getting any rate cuts this year

Given the strength of the labor market and progress on inflation so far, it’s appropriate to allow restrictive policy further time to work,” Powell said. Read More

Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this year on inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back to the central bank’s goal, pointing to the further unlikelihood that ... Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cuts aren’t imminent

But the Fed is prepared to ignore Wall Street’s hope for a rate cut in June if it feels the economy isn’t ready yet. That’s the message Fed Chair Jerome ... Powell — is reelected, there ... Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell pumps brakes on rate cuts

The Federal Reserve will see if inflation moves beyond its current rough patch before imposing highly anticipated interest rate cuts, Fed Chair Jerome Powell ... it’s too soon to say whether ... Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says Fed won’t rush to cut interest rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reiterated ... But the economy’s strength, Powell said, means the Fed isn’t under pressure to cut rates and can wait to ... Read More

Fed’s Powell: Too soon to say if recent higher-than-expected inflation is just a bump

Federal Reserve Chair ... Jerome Powell said Wednesday that it is too soon to say if the higher-than-expected inflation seen in the first two months of the year is more than just a bump. While ... Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cuts aren’t imminent

That’s the message Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered on Friday. “We don’t need to be in a hurry to cut,” he said, adding that strong employment data is buying the central bank more time to ... Read More