The multiday retreat in highflying technology stocks reflects jitters ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve's pivot toward the labor market in 2020 will get a reboot on Friday when Fed Chair Jerome Powell is ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is preparing to address the annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming, economic forum as the Trump ...

Historically, Powell’s remarks at Jackson Hole have triggered sharp market moves: hawkish tones have lifted the dollar and weighed on equities, while dovish guidance has sparked rallies in stocks and ...

Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation.

To be sure, investors have reason to be cautious. Back in 2022, Powell's keynote speech at Jackson Hole stopped a torrid bear-market rally when he insisted that the central bank remained committed to ...

Mortgage fraud allegations against another Fed governor, Lisa Cook, returned the focus to the Trump team’s push to re-mold the central bank.

Kansas City Fed president Jeffrey Schmid opened the door to rate cuts in September, but remains wary of inflation pressures in the economy.

Grownups like Powell and Cook are firm, but restrained. In a piece about Powell this week the WSJ quoted one of his former colleagues as saying, “I think it is no more subtle than he wakes up every ...

Lawrence G. McMillan is president of McMillan Analysis, a registered investment and commodity trading advisor. McMillan may hold positions in securities recommended in this report, both personally and ...

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 ...

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