History has shown that when central banks around the world are shielded from politics, the economies of their nations do better.

Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler announced Friday she is stepping down from her role at the central bank, creating an ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of ...

Wednesday’s decision to keep rates steady wasn’t made unilaterally by Powell, but instead by all board members. Trump’s call for the board to “assume control” is already true, as the board already has ...

Stocks are slumping on Wall Street and Treasury yields are falling sharply after the government reported a sharp slowdown in ...

Senate Republicans demand that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lower interest rates after a subpar July jobs report, with ...

Municipal bonds are rallying on Friday, along with US Treasuries, after softer US jobs data spurred bets that the Federal ...

US job growth slowed sharply in July 2025, with unemployment rising to 4.2 per cent and past job gains revised down, fuelling ...

Markets are assessing the reshaped US trade landscape after Trump on Thursday laid out steep new tariffs for dozens of ...

Reverse mortgage loan amounts are tied to the expected interest rate. The lower the rate, the more money you can borrow. Some ...