The executive order is particularly challenging for the central bank because its insulation from short-term politics helps give it credibility in financial markets.

President Trump signed an Executive Order designed to reduce the power of federal independent agencies by bringing them ...

A new congressional task force focused on the Federal Reserve, set up by the head of a powerful committee who is critical of the U.S. central bank's approach to setting monetary policy, has penciled ...

The US Dollar (USD) had another rough week, dipping to the low-106.00s for the first time since early December, according to the US Dollar Index (DXY). That said, the index retreated for its third ...

Billionaire Elon Musk once again suggested that the Federal Reserve should undergo closer scrutiny, saying Thursday at a ...

Rachel Powell is one of hundreds of prisoners granted amnesty for their role in the Capitol riot as President Trump has ...

Lots of federal offices has sat empty for years, and now federal workers who aren’t being fired are being told to show up. But will there be enough space?

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr urged the Trump administration to continue reforms initiated under ...

Donald Trump’s second innings as president is off to a stunning start. In just 27 days, he has issued 65 executive orders, ...

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against another effort by the ...

At his press conference last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said repeatedly that he thought the labor market was solid. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic isn't so sure. [In an essay ...

Ramel Powell, 38 died around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility within the city’s most ...