Ninety-year-old precedent known as Humphrey’s Executor is crucial guardrail protecting US central bank’s independence
US president lashes out at head of central bank, saying his ‘termination cannot come fast enough’
US central bank chair says ‘without price stability, we cannot achieve long periods of strong labour market conditions’
Governor Christopher Waller warns that should Trump resume steep duties growth will ‘slow to a crawl’
And lessons from ‘73
How will the Federal Reserve handle the economic uncertainty brought about by Trump’s tariffs?
But only now are asset managers beginning to reconsider the story of America as an inexhaustible well of safe bets
US central bank prepared to act with ‘various tools’, Susan Collins says
President’s trade war likely to raise unemployment and slow economic growth ‘considerably’, says John Williams
Drop comes as Fed grapples with how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff U-turns
A fixed income freakout
Bills and bonds and Treasury basis trades, oh my!
Why doubts over the Fed’s dollar swap lines are such a big deal
Hard choices are ahead, but the central bank should not be afraid to be hawkish
Donald Trump’s trade war has put the Federal Reserve in an awkward spot
Historically, the US central bank’s swap lines have helped to restore financial stability in times of crisis
Given its record, the risk is that the US central bank will do just that
The Fed Chair says he plans to serve out his term
Bets on surging import prices show concern that US economy is slowing sharply or even flirting with recession
Americans express rising alarm over economy and job prospects as Trump’s tariffs weigh on outlook
Austan Goolsbee’s warning comes after survey shows consumers expect soaring price growth
That is a problem for the Fed; plus a homily on the meaning of dovishness
The greenback’s dominance was forged on trade, alliances and institutions — now that era is at risk of drawing to a close
Plus the debt ceiling and the end of QT
Central bank also lifts inflation projection as chair Jay Powell warns of tariff impact
