Fed officials want downward pressure on the economy to ensure inflation cools to 2 per cent target. Read more at straitstimes ...

EURO zone government bond yields edged lower on Thursday (Jan 30), ahead of a European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting which is widely expected to cut rates by 25 basis points and keep the door open ...

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized today, Jan. 30, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and policymakers at the central bank, shortly after thei ...

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a ...

US STOCKS fell after a slight change in the Federal Reserve’s statement on Wednesday (Jan 29) was interpreted as a hawkish ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central banks independence on Wednesday, emphasizing that politics will ...

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday cut its benchmark rate for a sixth straight time, and warned of a significant shock to the economy from a U.S.-Canada trade conflict with tariffs of up to 25%. The bank ...

Fielding a range of questions about the imprint of the Trump administration on the U.S. central bank, Federal Reserve Chair ...

President Donald Trump wasted no time criticizing the Fed after it held rates steady Wednesday, arguing Jerome Powell and the ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear on Wednesday the US central bank intends to hold interest rates where they are ...