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Federal Reserve’s Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting
A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, carving out a different view than that of Chair Jerome Powell, who has been harshly criticized by the White House for delaying rate cuts.
Fed’s Waller says labor market is weaker than it looks, justifying interest-rate cut this month
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday laid out the argument he is going to make in two weeks to his central bank colleagues — cut interest rates now because the labor market is weaker than you think,
Atlanta Fed chief Bostic downplays Trump-Powell tension while expressing caution about rate cuts
Raphael Bostic remains focused on economic data despite Trump's criticism of Powell, noting that businesses in the southeast are experiencing real price pressures from tariffs.
Fed's Kugler: No rate cut for some time as tariffs pass through to prices
The U.S. Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates "for some time" as the impact of Trump administration tariffs begin passing through to consumer prices, with tight monetary policy needed to keep inflationary psychology in check,
Does the economy need a boost? Here’s an argument for an interest-rate cut.
One of the chief reasons the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates now, a top central banker argues, is because the economy has gotten weaker and is likely to stay weak for the rest of the year.
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A lot of FOMC members don't want to cut, it'll be a problem for next Fed, says Strategas' Dan Clifton
Strategas' Dan Clifton and New Century's Claudia Sahm, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the Fed, rate cuts and market reaction to the latest headlines between Trump and Fed Chair Powell.
Does an independent Federal Reserve really matter? Experts explain.
“It’s by now widely agreed, almost all over the world: If you leave monetary policy in political hands, you’ll get too much inflation,” Alan Blinder, a professor of economics at Princeton University and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, told ABC News.
Trump vs. Powell: Making sense of Federal Reserve member math
There's a lot of talk out there about whether President Trump would or could fire current Fed Chair Jerome Powell, as well as a lot of drama surrounding renovations at the Eccles Building and 1951 Constitution Avenue.
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