President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell — whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair — earlier this week, after years of on-and-off criticism over interest rates.

We have taken great care to ensure the project is carefully overseen since it was first approved by the Board in 2017,” the ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row in another setback for the U.S. housing market, which is mired in a sales slump as affordability constraints shut out ...

The president insists the Fed’s interest rate is costing the nation hundreds of billions. The math doesn’t work, Allan Sloan ...

In a ceremony outside the White House at the time, Trump called Powell “strong,” “committed” and “smart” (comments which ...

It isn’t just the U.S. Other countries have also come to expect an independent U.S. central bank.

Asian stock markets began Friday's session with modest gains, as a rally in global equities gained fresh momentum from strong ...

As the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte oversees the system that helps keep the U.S. mortgage ...

Fed Governor Christopher Waller, at a New York event, said the US central bank should lower borrowing costs at its July 29-30 ...

President Donald Trump consulted with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday about whether to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the bank's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation budget amid feud with Trump over ...

A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, ...