Trump came into office promising to “end inflation.” Three months in, he declared he’d “already solved” it. And yet the new consumer price index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests, as ...

Economists broadly expect inflation to remain well above the central bank’s 2 percent target through the end of the year.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will personally interview the leading candidates to take over as chair of the Federal Reserve when the job becomes available next year, according to Bloomberg. The ...

In a recent exchange, Mark Paoletta, Chief Legal Officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), defended the ...

The Fed uses interest rates as the benchmark tool to maintain both sides of its mandate. But there is tension between the two ...

Donald Trump’s pick of Stephen Miran for Federal Reserve governor is attracting attention beyond his image as someone who ...

"The main threat to the Fed independence is not politically motivated turnover shifting the outcome of votes." ...

Letters to the Editor about Trump and Epstein, Richland schools budget, PNNL retirement cuts and the Israel-Hamas war.

Stephen Miran, the chair of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers and a fellow critic of Fed chair Jerome Powell, has been ...

It’s a fact that presidents from both parties tend to favor low interest rates. That’s because low interest rates support higher employment and more robust economic growth, both vote-winning issues.

Beto O'Rourke is going to bat for Texas Democrats - on the road and online - as they attempt to stop GOP plans to redraw ...

Donald Trump’s desire to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve is unlikely to alter Fed decision making or ...