Jerome Powell

Jerome Powell fumbled his first press conference of the year.

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for declaring the Federal Reserve will not try to engage in climate policy and noted that it was particularly bold to

“We are not, and will not be, a ‘climate policymaker,'” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said during a panel discussion Tuesday hosted by Sweden’s central bank.

Federal Reserve officials have been attempting to convince markets of their commitment to fighting inflation by explicitly talking about the unwelcome costs they are willing to bear and inflict to succeed.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may lean hawkish in his press conference this week in order to correct the market’s dovish interpretation of his comments last week at the Brookings Institution.

What Jerome Powell giveth, the labor market taketh away.

At first glance, the Commerce Department’s report on personal income and spending in October looks like what some people have referred to as Goldilocks data.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Steve Rattner, who served as counselor to the Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration, argued that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell got inflation wrong in part because “the White House was signaling that they

If you want to figure out where monetary policy is heading next, watch the labor market.

The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson is often credited with advising that “life is a journey not a destination.” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday told us that for the Federal Reserve, it is the destination that matters more than the journey.

Fed officials agreed Wednesday to lift the benchmark federal-funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range between 3.75 and four percent.

Team transitory is gone. Meet team “overcorrection.”

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” New York Times Federal Reserve and Economy Reporter Jeanna Smialek stated that while the September jobs report is “a baby step in the right direction.” Things are “still too hot” for the Federal Reserve’s liking

Fed officials have a very wide range of projections for Fed policy two years from now.

Jerome Powell took up arms against a sea of troubles on Wednesday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) issued sharp criticism directed at the Federal Reserve over its decision to once again raise interest rates by 75 basis points. 

Just how unbalanced is the labor market? Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sees it as extremely unbalanced, with demand for workers far outstripping supply.

The Fed chairman’s responses to a Cato Institute Q&A appeared to confirm that the Fed is planning a jumbo 75 basis point rate hike this month.

It appears that Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole finally convinced investors that they could not fight the Fed.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she is “very worried” that the Federal Reserve will “tip this economy into a recession.”

(AFP) – European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian supplies, while equities rose on the eve of a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

“While higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses. These are the unfortunate costs of reducing inflation,” Powell said.

In his Jackson Hole speech, Fed Chair Jerome Powell needs to show the market that he is carrying bear spray—or something stronger—and is not afraid of the bears.

There was good news for Jerome Powell in the National Association of Business Economist survey released Monday: the Fed’s policy has become a lot more popular.

Next week Jerome Powell will find himself facing down financial markets at the feet of the Teton Mountains in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, each standing in the summer heat daring the other to blink first.

The market continues to show skepticism about the Fed’s commitment to keep raising rates to fight inflation.

After four straight weeks of gains for the stock market, it is time to admit that Jerome Powell has a problem.

The Federal Reserve allegedly withheld key documents that could have severely impacted a Federal Reserve nominee ahead of a potential confirmation vote, leading many to call for increased transparency and reform for the nation’s central bank.

Retail and construction openings crashed in June as the Fed raised interest rates at the fastest pace in decades.

He pivoted to positive economic news.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he does not believe the U.S. is currently in a recession, citing the fact that job vacancies are still above 11 million, unemployment is near record lows, and hiring has been brisk.

There’s no doubt that the Federal Reserve is going to raise its interest rate target at the end of tomorrow’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. What we do not know is how much they will raise.

The hotter-than-expected inflation report has increased expectations for a super-sized Fed hike at the end of this month.

The facts are changing again. Can the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy keep up?

U.S. central bankers hiked their plans to raise interest rates quickly in June when CPI inflation and consumer expectations for price increases both came in higher than expected.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the U.S. economy is “in pretty strong shape” as Americans face record inflation.