Federal Reserve officials are trying to assess how tariff increases will reshape the outlook for the U.S. economy and ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers the central bank is in no rush to lower interest rates as officials wait for more clarity on the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

New uncertainty over Powell’s future comes with the economy reeling from successive shocks over Trump’s tariff policy – especially the 145% duties imposed on Chinese imports.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at a European Central Bank conference, said the economic outlook would shape policy decisions during the central bank’s next meeting. Photo: Shawn Thew/Shutterstock ...

Powell’s Speech. While President Trump has repeatedly criticized the Fed Chair, Powell is expected to take an objective stance. In April, he stated at The Economic Club of Chicago that the ...

Federal Reserve officials so far see Trump's policies slowing the economy, raising unemployment and inflation, and clouding the horizon with a still-unresolved tariff debate that could deliver a fresh ...

The S&P 500 declined 0.3% Friday afternoon following a social media post by William J. Pulte claiming Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is considering stepping down.

Powell was appointed as chair during the first Trump administration, and he was reappointed for a four-year term in 2022. “I’m not happy with him," Trump said at a White House event on April 17.

Trump has badgered Powell for not cutting rates. The Fed Chair says it's the president's own fault.

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during an Economic Club of Chicago event on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg/Getty Images CNN — ...

"Chair Powell did not discuss his expectations for monetary policy, except to stress that the path of policy will depend entirely on incoming economic information and what that means for the outlook," ...

Jerome Powell sees economic risks rising, but not enough that he thinks it’s time to change course. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged for the third consecutive ...