BENGALURU -The U.S. Federal Reserve's independence is under threat from mounting political interference, according to a clear ...

Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is considering a case that could make it easier for the president to fire him.

Powell's comments underscored the divide between the U.S. central bank's leader and the Trump administration. Trump has repeatedly urged the Fed to cut its key rate, which he says would save U.S.

On the topic of interest rates, Mr. Powell said the Fed can afford to cut its benchmark rate cautiously, because the economy is doing better than the Fed thought it was in September, when it ...

Markets just did a test run on what would happen if President Trump tried to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and it wasn’t pretty. It also wasn’t as ugly as many feared. News that the ...

STORY: Powell on Tuesday reiterated the U.S. central bank plans to "wait and learn more" about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on inflation before lowering interest rates."In effect ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar tumbled on Monday to its lowest level in three years as investor confidence in the U.S. economy took another hit over President Donald Trump's attacks on the Federal ...

U.S. President Donald Trump denied plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite reports suggesting he's considering it. Such a move could destabilize faith in the U.S. dollar and ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday ... which he says would save U.S. taxpayers on interest costs on the federal government's massive debt, and boost the economy. The fight has threatened ...

There is some complication in that Powell was separately appointed as a member of the Fed’s board of governors, and then elevated to the position of chair — by Trump, in 2017.

There is some complication in that Powell was separately appointed as a member of the Fed's board of governors, and then elevated to the position of chair — by Trump, in 2017. Most legal scholars ...