Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said recently that the U.S. economy will likely face a period of higher prices and weaker growth owing to President Trump’s new tariffs. Photo: Tierney L.

On the other hand, Trump called for Powell to pursue interest rate cuts, citing lower energy prices, interest rates, and inflation, among other things. “This would be a PERFECT time for Fed ...

He delivered a similar message Friday as Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke at an event in suburban Washington, D.C. "This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates.

“We face a highly uncertain outlook with elevated risks of both higher unemployment and higher inflation,” undermining both of the Fed’s mandates of 2% inflation and maximum employment, Mr. Powell ...

Fed chairman Jerome Powell said it was not the Fed’s role to comment on the Trump administration’s policies. AP Powell spoke as global markets continued a swoon that has wiped some 10 per ...

Powell’s comments, coming two days after Trump’s tariff announcement, which the president touted as "Liberation Day," suggest that the Fed will likely keep its key interest rate at around 4.3% ...

Nevertheless, giving a hint ahead of the committee's March meeting likely outcome of a status quo, Fed Chair Jerome Powell at an event organised by the University of China earlier in March said, ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell shocked observers Friday by slamming Donald Trump's new tariff policies in prepared remarks, and later added insult to injury by dismissing the president's rationale for ...

President Donald Trump's dramatic trade measures announced earlier this week have tightened scrutiny of Powell and how the Fed will react to free-falling financial markets and concerns that a ...