Trump has called on the Fed to lower interest rates, but the independent central bank seems unlikely to fold under the political pressure. The Fed is expected to lower rates starting in July as ...

The manager of the Federal Reserve’s massive portfolio of securities said the central bank’s effort to reduce the size of its ...

Congress structured the Fed to be insulated from short-term political pressure. That’s because presidents and other elected officials often prefer lower interest rates to spur immediate growth ...

Billionaire investor and founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, thinks it is not yet time for the Federal Reserve to ease the US monetary policy.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just weeks after President Donald Trump intensified calls for lower borrowing costs and voiced eagerness about the potential "termination" ...

Still, the threats to the Fed’s independence unnerved Wall Street investors, because they see a Fed free from political pressure as critical to keeping inflation in check. An independent Fed can take ...

As widely expected, the Federal Reserve left it's key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, staying firmly in "wait and see" ...

The Fed is on hold until more clarity emerges about the net effect of the unfolding policy mix on growth, employment, and inflation. The Fed remains reactive and data-dependent, despite Trumps ...

History celebrates the central bankers that stand up to political pressure, not the ones that cave. Anyone who understands that would surely have huge reservations." Powell says he feels the Fed's ...

because they see a Fed free from political pressure as critical to keeping inflation in check. An independent Fed can take unpopular steps, such as raising rates, to fight inflation.