A Q&A with CNN’s Matt Egan, a senior reporter covering business and the economy, about who Trump might pick for Fed chair and how Wall Street might react.

For almost an entire year, Donald Trump has begged the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates and supercharge the American economy. And for almost an entire year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has barely ...

Economists used to have a sort of special status in US policymaking; they were the consummate technocratic experts. But over ...

Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living ...

We asked GOP lawmakers, strategists and commentators what President Trump should do to arrest his polling slide.

THERE ARE MANY ITEMS on President Trump’s agenda that are hurting the U.S. economy: the pointless trade wars, the ...

The presidents of the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks across the country wield nearly as much influence over interest rates ...

Powell said consumers face “really high” costs and said the Fed is “working hard” to make their lives more affordable. Will rate cuts help?

In a press conference, Powell said that staffers at the Fed think that the government could be overestimating the number of ...

They are still adjusting to high prices that surged during years of runaway inflation that took place during former President ...

President Trump wants substantially lower borrowing costs, but officials at the central bank appear ready to resist ...

For many who grew up in the South, Cracker Barrel has long been a home away from home. Even for those far away from the region, its country-inspired décor and homestyle meals hav ...