Presidents can control monetary policy even without replacing the Fed chair, Benn Steil writes in a commentary essay.

(Reuters) -After a scare earlier this year that the U.S. labor market might be cooling too fast, some Federal Reserve ...

After 75 basis points of rate cuts by the U.S. central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee over the last ...

How the federal funds rate works The Federal Open Market Committee sets the rate to guide banks' charging practices. Made up of the Fed's Board of Governors and five regional Federal Reserve Bank ...

AFTER a scare earlier this year that the US labor market might be cooling too fast, some Federal Reserve policymakers are shifting their attention back to inflation risks as they weigh when, and how ...

The S&P 500 soared 4.7 per cent after Donald Trump’s sweeping election victory paved the way for a more business-friendly ...

Inflation in the United States just hit 2.6% in October, giving the Federal Reserve plenty to chew on before its next – and ...

The latest batch of US inflation data was released overnight. Here’s what it all means for S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) ...

Inflation accelerated slightly for the month of October, sparking concern the Fed could pause its interest rate-cutting cycle ...

Rising US debt and economic headwinds suggest that further rate cuts may not effectively lower Treasury rates or other loan ...

US regulators led by the Federal Reserve have refused to endorse a plan that would have seen the Basel Committee on Banking ...