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Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Saturday said he is "not concerned" about the relationship between U.S ...

Twenty-three Nobel laureates warned last month that Donald Trump’s agenda would “lead to higher prices, larger deficits and ...

Heritage Foundation public finance economist EJ Antoni on high housing prices, the Federal Reserve's handling of rates and inflation and whether there can be deflation without a recession.

Two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut.

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The Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates by a quarter point, bringing the target rate range to 4.5% to 4.75%. Fed Chair ...

After a single-minded focus on bringing inflation down, the central bank has pivoted toward achieving a soft landing.

Trump's plans for tariffs could stoke inflation and make the Fed's interest-rate decisions more complicated.