Stock markets mostly fell during cautious trading sessions Thursday, a day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in the United States.

Prosecutors alleging she exchanged political favors for cash, home renovations and a speaking role on a TV show.

It is the latest move by the Trump administration to step up pressure on the Federal Reserve, which has faced criticism from ...

The heaviest weight on the market was Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of the move into AI. It sank 3.5%.

The Justice Department signaled possible plans to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with a top official ...

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Wednesday she will not be pressured to resign over questions raised on social media, ...

To be sure, investors have reason to be cautious. Back in 2022, Powell's keynote speech at Jackson Hole stopped a torrid bear-market rally when he insisted that the central bank remained committed to ...

Grownups like Powell and Cook are firm, but restrained. In a piece about Powell this week the WSJ quoted one of his former colleagues as saying, “I think it is no more subtle than he wakes up every ...

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A U.S. Justice Department official urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage ...

Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation ...