Actions of the central bank can be mistaken. But long history shows that no matter the party, presidents often push for ...

Their policies work only if the public believes in them. That trust was recently tarnished by the inflation crisis, when people in many countries felt as if they went to bed with a tooth under their ...

Donald Trump has made it clear he wants a say on setting interest rates—and that he wants borrowing costs to come down. He’s ...

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations have gathered in South Africa ...

The head of a new congressional panel gearing up to strengthen Capitol Hill's oversight of the Federal Reserve plans a broad ...

The Fed took a hit to its independence with a new Trump executive order that seeks to rein in the autonomy of independent agencies that do not operate under day-to-day control of the White House.

Kevin Hassett, a key economic adviser to President Donald Trump, said that he will hold regular lunch meetings with Fed Chair ...

Trump admin advisor Kevin Hassett has revealed "regular" meetings with Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell as markets wait ...

The RBA has been one of the most hawkish central banks in this cycle as ... and the core inflation moving from 3.2% to 3.3%.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he views proposals to "audit the Fed" floated by Elon Musk and others last week as a ...

Jerome Powell, the Fed chairman who has publicly lamented his failure to stop the inflation wrought by Bidenomics once already, has said that the central bank will maintain its independence.

January's Consumer Price Index shows a significant increase, with economists concerned about future price hikes.