Federal Reserve officials at a meeting last month pointed to rising risks that inflation could worsen, a key reason they kept ...

Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged the Federal Reserve chair to hammer down on “improper” trade ...

Is the stock market open on Presidents Day 2025? What is open or closed for the federal holiday today? What we know about ...

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday as it began a new wait-and-see policy stance amid a cloudy economic outlook and uncertainty over whether some of President Donald Trump’s ...

Jerome Powell was quickly thrust into the partisan turmoil surrounding Trump's executive orders and the efforts of Elon Musk.

Readers weigh in on the Fed’s data dependence, Jamie Dimon’s bully pulpit, and fact-based decision on where to live ...

Presidents Day or Washington's birthday is on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Most banks will be closed on Presidents Day, according to The Federal Reserve.

Powell in the Rose Garden at the White House on Nov. 2, 2017, after announcing Powell’s nomination to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post ...

U.S. business activity nearly stalled in February amid mounting fears over tariffs on imports and deep cuts in federal ...

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates won’t lead the central bank to change its rate decisions.

The ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C., is — for now — a reprieve for CFPB staff who had been bracing for mass ...