The Fed is an independent government agency established by Congress. President Donald Trump on Thursday sharply criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, urging the central bank to lower ...

At a news conference May 7 after the Fed held interest rates steady, Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly said officials can afford to “wait and see” how the effects of the tariffs play out and are ...

The U.S. president's comments came following Powell's remarks to the Economic Club of Chicago on April 16, when the Fed chair appointed during Trump's first term said, "Unemployment is likely to ...

President Trump renewed his criticism on Thursday of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling him a “fool” and complaining that the Fed is refusing to lower interest rates.

President Trump lashed out Thursday at Fed chair Jerome Powell over his reluctance to lower interest rates to juice the sputtering economy and uggested he may try to fire the central banker.

April 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday kept up his verbal assault on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's refusal for now to further cut interest rates, rattling ...