The Fed’s actions in the coming weeks and months could be pivotal for the U.S. economy and for Powell, who has served at the ...

Responding to questions from Sen. Andy Kim, Democrat of New Jersey, Powell said that the Fed is not overstaffed—“overworked, maybe,” he said.

President Donald J. Trump and the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, outside the White House in 2017. Mr. Trump had a fraught relationship with the politically independent Fed during his ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell kicked off his post-meeting press conference by saying the central bank remains “squarely focused” on its dual mandate, and the Fed held rates steady because “the ...

The Fed won't intervene in a stock market plummet, Powell said. President Trump’s tariff policy has sent the stock and bond markets on a whiplash-inducing ride this month. Powell said he wasn ...

President Trump called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a “major loser” last month for refusing to ... Stock Market News, May 7, 2025: Dow, Nasdaq Rise After Fed Holds Rates Steady.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell encouraged Princeton graduates to pursue public service, take risks, and focus on personal growth in his Baccalaureate remarks. Fox Business Personal Finance ...

US stocks broadly fell after Powell’s remarks. As the Fed looks toward continuing its rate-cutting cycle, the proposed policies of President-elect Donald Trump could eventually bring some ...

Powell sought to soothe concerns by describing markets as functional and orderly; as he spoke, stocks continued to sell off and bonds jumped. The S&P 500 was 2.2% lower and the Nasdaq was 3.2% ...

The Fed He’s taking dead aim at Powell’s job. Wall Street’s odds-on favorite to lead the Federal Reserve lays out his vision of a central bank that retreats back behind its high walls ...

So far the hard data does not suggest a dramatic slowdown. The Bureau of Labor Statistics last week reported 228,000 new jobs were created in March, more than the 140,000 expected by economists ...