Senate holds hearing for Trump nominee Stephen Miran to be new Fed governor

Financial markets may be looking at another bout of volatility over the next six months, economists cautioned, as U.S. President Donald Trump clashes with the Federal Reserve to exert influence on monetary policy. Trump's persistent criticism of the Fed board and Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, his attempt to fire Governor Lisa Cook, ...

In Greek mythology, Scylla and Charybdis are two mythical sea monsters guarding a narrow strait. Navigating the sail successfully would require not getting too close to one monster while trying to avoid the other. The job of the Federal Reserve has often been compared to (mistakenly, though) the above, wherein they have to navigate the economy on its dual ...

In the week ending August 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 237,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 229,000. The 4-week moving average was 231,000, an increase of 2,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 228,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 ...