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 ...

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 ...

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

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President Donald Trump's latest executive order placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and alliances — says they'll go into ...

The U.S. economy has been showing clear signs of “hiring fatigue,” including in the July jobs report released on Friday, raising the question of how big a September interest-rate cut by the Federal ...

Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve’s board to take control from Chair Jerome Powell after he declined to cut interest rates, calling him "stubborn." ...