The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged but could set up for a cut later this year.

Central bankers are independent of the White House as they set interest rates. But the political cycle can put them under unwanted limelight.

Central bankers are paying more attention to the strength of the job market as inflation cools. But it’s a tough time to gauge its resilience.

The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index climbed 2.5 percent, still more than the Fed’s 2 percent target, as price increases take time to come down.

Trends already underway make for a sunny outlook over the next few years. The question is who will get to take credit.

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, avoided signaling when the Fed would cut rates at a time when some economists are wondering…

As inflation worries dominate, the Biden administration is struggling to take credit for infrastructure and industrial policy in the battleground state.

The Republican Party is rejecting elite economic ideas in a bid for blue-collar votes, abandoning long-held free-market principles in the process.

The Federal Reserve is watching inflation figures as it contemplates when to lower interest rates, and could receive positive news Thursday.

The Federal Reserve is watching inflation figures as it contemplates when to lower interest rates, and could receive positive news Thursday.