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

The Justice Department signaled possible plans to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with a top official ...

Disappointing earnings reports and weak labour data on Thursday pave the way towards Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Friday speech ...

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 ...

What's more, "Even if Trump got to fill an extra seat in the near-term, he would presumably fall short of the majority vote ...

President Trump has called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, in his latest attack on the Fed’s independence. Cook, who is the first Black woman to ever serve as a Fed governor, has ...

The annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium takes place later this week. It will attract policymakers from around the world and feature highly anticipated remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...

The annual economics symposium, which begins Thursday, brings together top monetary policy officials from around the world and always makes headlines in the financial press. There are at least three ...

If Lisa Cook is forced off the Fed's governing board, it would provide President Donald Trump an opportunity to appoint a loyalist.

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

U.S. stocks are falling again, this time after the country’s largest retailer reported profits that came up short of Wall ...