Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on 'The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.'

Shrugging off Trump warnings, Fed’s Powell suggests more rate hikes are coming

Joseph Lawler · August 24, 2018 2:08 pm

Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Fed officials see another rate hike ‘soon,’ but fear trade war ‘uncertainty and risks’

Joseph Lawler · August 22, 2018 6:13 pm

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

Fed keeps rates steady, calls economy ‘strong’ as it mulls trade war, Trump criticism

Joseph Lawler · August 1, 2018 6:00 pm

Fed chair Jerome Powell is well-prepared for Trump onslaught

Joseph Lawler · July 23, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump speaks before signing an Executive Order that establishes a National Council for the American Worker.

Trump hits the Fed for ‘taking away our big competitive edge’

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2018 1:42 pm

President Trump speaks during a roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C.

Trump says he’s ‘not thrilled’ with the Fed’s rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · July 19, 2018 5:17 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economy is in a "good place" at the moment with low unemployment and inflation rising toward the Fed's optimal range.

Jerome Powell: Job market will be strong for ‘several years’

Joseph Lawler · July 17, 2018 2:21 pm

Help wanted signs hang below menus at a restaurant in the Newport section of Jersey City, N.J., on May 2, 2018.

Labor force still has room to grow, Fed says

Joseph Lawler · July 13, 2018 3:58 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington.

Powell: Fed still hasn’t reached goal for inflation

Joseph Lawler · July 12, 2018 6:51 pm

The U.S. Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies next week before Congress for the first time as central bank chief.

Fed officials fear trade war risks have ‘intensified’

Joseph Lawler · July 5, 2018 6:15 pm

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell chairs an open meeting in Washington.

Federal Reserve chair: US could see 1960s-style low unemployment, without inflation or bubbles

Joseph Lawler · June 20, 2018 3:14 pm

Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Fed chairman’s message in ‘plain English’: The economy is doing great

Joseph Lawler · June 13, 2018 7:45 pm