The Trump administration isn’t exactly known for doing things by the book, but insulting the person they hope saves them from ...

Traders are banking on a quarter-point interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve in June. But they’re less sure than they used to be. Fed Chair Jerome Powell hasn’t indicated any cuts are coming, of ...

Stagflation is a recession with a combination of high inflation and high unemployment. This economic worst-case scenario is ...

Stocks continued their rally early Wednesday as markets attempted a recovery following a battering amid fears that President ...

Placing long-run oriented monetary policy under the direction of politically driven administrations would not bode well for ...

President Trump this week backed away from his threats to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. That could end up ...

US President Donald Trump has some well-known nemeses: illegal immigrants, low-flow showers and last, but definitely not least, the head of the US central bank. Elevated by Trump to lead the Federal ...

President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers. In fact ...

Trump’s decision not to remove Powell brought stability, lifting market sentiment and boosting the S&P 500. Read why this ...

The president’s attacks on Jerome Powell could put a “shadow of suspicion” over whomever Trump picks as the next central-bank ...

Fed independence brings stability, and markets love stability. In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma and host ...