The central bank has defied Trump’s public criticism for months. The Fed has held interest rates steady for seven consecutive ...

Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first ...

Powell defended the importance of Federal Reserve independence, telling reporters “it should be continued and respected.” “If ...

The president wants to get rid of the Fed chair—if the markets will let him. We all have to hope he won’t gamble on that.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said during Wednesday’s press conference that Fed’s independence should continue to be "respected," even when it’s under political pressure, like President Donald ...

The head of the U.S. Central Bank made the remarks while speaking at his press conference at the end of the Fed’s two-day meeting. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it was holding the ...

Welcome to the live coverage of US Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated July FOMC meeting. As the Fed prepares to announce ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell resisted President Trump’s calls for a 3% rate cut, as the FOMC voted 9-2 to keep rates at 4.25-4.5%, ...

Was the Federal Reserve’s rare split decision a trivial moment or something more sinister? One thing is certain – we’re in a ...

President Donald Trump urged the central bank to cut rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is holding firm — but more and more colleagues don’t agree.

President Donald Trump said he didn’t want to make things personal as he stood next to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell last week.