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Why the Federal Reserve's independence matters

President Donald Trump this week called on a Federal Reserve governor to resign over an accusation of mortgage fraud, the ...

The Fed is under full-scale assault. Jerome Powell is facing his toughest battle yet

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage ...

Powell to give his last Jackson Hole speech under watchful gaze of Wall Street and the White House

Both Wall Street and the White House will be paying close attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s high-profile speech Friday.

Wall Street edges lower in its final moves ahead of a speech by the Federal Reserve’s head

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are edging lower on Thursday as Wall Street makes its final moves before the head of the Federal Reserve gives a highly anticipated speech on Friday that could hint ...

Fed’s Hammack: Unclear if tariffs will ultimately be one-time impact

Generally speaking, a trade war is an economic conflict between two or more countries due to extreme protectionism on one end. It implies the creation of trade barriers, such as tariffs, which result ...

Wall Street ticks lower as investors await Powell's speech

Disappointing earnings reports and weak labour data on Thursday pave the way towards Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Friday speech at Jackson Hole, keeping tensions elevated. View on euronews ...