The announcement put the central bank on a potential collision course with Trump, though a longstanding norm of independence typically insulates the Fed from direct political interference.

The decision was unanimous among the voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee, the panel of Fed officials responsible for setting interest rates. The CME Fed Watch prediction algorithm ...

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Wall Street thought the Fed was done lowering interest rates — at least for now. The Jan. 29 announcement of a "pause" proved the money runners were right. "We're not doing anything," the Fed ...

Here is a look at comments from Fed policymakers since the last rate-setting decision, sorting them under the labels "dove" and "hawk" as a rough shorthand for their monetary policy leanings ...

Emerging from their first policy meeting during Trump’s second term in the White House, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said central bank officials are “waiting to see what policies are enacted ...

TRUMP BLASTS FED FOR NOT CUTTING INTEREST RATES "Despite the stickiness of inflation in recent months, the disinflationary trend should reemerge in the spring as services prices are set to ...

Economists predict that the Trump administration’s trade policies could push up prices for consumers, making it harder for Fed officials to cut rates. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington ...

It’s a move that’s likely to stoke tensions between the central bank and the new president, who has argued that he should have some say in Fed policy. Central bank officials opted to keep ...

The analysts say the Fed is likely done with its easing cycle after a strong December jobs report, which showed the US economy added 256,000 jobs last month, coming in above forecasts of 164,000.