Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he continues to look at the overall progress that inflation has made in moving back toward the central bank’s 2% target. While the bank’s latest statement did leave out a December reference to strides made in the fight against inflation,

The Fed said the job market is “solid,” and noted that the unemployment rate “has stabilized at a low level in recent months.”

Last month, Fed officials signaled they expect just two rate cuts for all of 2025, a shallower path of reductions than previously anticipated. Policymakers will update their projections on the economy and rates at their next meeting in March. This month’s pause in rate cuts comes amid increasing uncertainty about how inflation will evolve.

Powell made clear that Fed policymakers are in no rush to reduce interest rates further, after lowering borrowing costs by a full percentage point in the final months of 2024. Whe

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and President Trump's plans.

The president’s post suggests that he intends to continue his criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell on social media, which became a regular feature during his first term.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said “we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance” and monetary policy is “well positioned” for the challenges at hand.

President Donald Trump is renewing his old attacks on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, after the independent body voted to hold interest rates steady in its first rate decision of the year.

Nonetheless, already there is a clash with President Trump, who believes interest rates are “far too high." On his Truth Social platform, Trump went on the attack: Because Jay Powell and the Fed failed to stop the problem they created with Inflation,

A desire for low rates confronts a very different economic backdrop—with higher price pressures—from his first term.

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