Two Republicans are vying for the top chair at the Federal Reserve. Kevin Hassett, a Ph.D. economist who worked at the Fed in ...

When President Donald Trump last rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and his popularity plunged.

While it’s an unlikely outcome, some investors have staked out positions in futures markets that will profit if interest rates drop immediately after Jerome Powell’s term as chair ends in May 2026.

Stocks climbed Wednesday, led by gains in tech, as investors looked past the latest tariff threats from President Donald ...

Some investors have staked out positions in futures markets that will profit if interest rates drop immediately after Jerome ...

If leading the Federal Reserve isn’t challenging enough, the next central bank chair will face an additional burden.

At the conclusion of his first 100 days in office in late April, President Donald Trump made a stunning statement about his progress on tariff negotiations: He had completed trade deals with 200 ...

President Trump’s search for a successor to Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve is getting louder as candidates compete to criticize the central bank publicly and more options for how to fill that ...

New vehicles from the Japanese auto makers Subaru and Honda are seen at a parking lot in the Port of Richmond, as trade ...

President Trump decided to delay introducing so-called reciprocal tariffs after advisers including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told him he could get trade deals with more time. Officials felt ...

The president also decided to send out letters as a way to keep the pressure up.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are dismayed that the Trump administration hasn’t made more progress in negotiating trade deals and fear the country is heading for another bout of economic ...