Unemployment rose to 6.3% in the 20-nation currency area, up from 6.2% in April, the European Union's statistics agency Eurostat said Wednesday. A consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street ...

“The board just sits there and watches, so they are equally to blame,” Trump said. The attack on the board ratchets up ...

The Fed hasn’t lowered interest rates at all this year: Central bankers broadly expect Trump’s tariffs to have some effect on ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would have likely already moved to lower borrowing costs if it weren't for worries that tariffs would drive up inflation.

The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest ...

Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said the central bank should consider cutting its key interest rate as ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates due to established ties between rising oil prices and inflation risks. Iran may block the Strait of Hormuz after US and Israeli airstrikes, threatening ...

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said the central bank can lower interest rates as soon as next month. “We could do this as early as July,” Waller said Friday in an interview on CNBC.

President Donald Trump on Friday again demanded the Federal Reserve lower interest rates, insulting Fed Chair Jerome Powell in the process.

Trump toys with firing Jerome Powell after Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady The president claimed Powell, who he appointed to the role in 2017, was a “numbskull,” a “dumb guy,” and "an ...

Local Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, hints at possible cuts later this year By WSB Radio News Staff June 19, 2025 at 7:44 am EDT (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ...