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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's tenure is up in a year, so as the central bank puts together its final framework under his leadership, it's useful to consider his legacy at the helm of arguably the world's most powerful financial entity.
Following the last review, the Fed outlined a policy that became known as flexible average inflation targeting. The move was a stated intent to allow inflation to run slightly over the central bank's 2% target for a period of time in the interest of providing full and inclusive employment across the economy, including for race and gender.
Every five years the Federal Reserve reconsiders its framework for monetary policy. This time it will have to consider lessons from the pandemic and an uncertain future.
The Fed's warning echoes that of analysts who say U.S. companies could face inventory shortfalls as a result of tariff-induced supply chain issues.
At a news conference May 7 after the Fed held interest rates steady, Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly said officials can afford to “wait and see” how the effects of the tariffs play out and are ...
This week, Trump turned up the rhetoric associated with threats to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, triggering more unrest in the markets. Claiming that there is virtually no inflation, Trump called ...
There is one subject where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been consistent since becoming central bank boss nearly seven years ago: The nation’s fiscal path is "unsustainable." It’s a word he has come back to again and again in describing US deficits,
A proposal for the U.S. Federal Reserve to release detailed economic forecasts after some of its meetings to anchor the discussion of monetary policy is drawing fire from the heads of its regional banks who worry it will be hard to agree on a common outlook and risks further confusing the public.