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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s April Meeting

By: Colby Smith β€”
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at what is scheduled to be Jerome H. Powell’s final meeting as chair.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair.

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Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair, Discloses Vast Wealth Ahead of Confirmation Hearing

By: Colby Smith, Tony Romm and Steven Rich β€”
Kevin M. Warsh vowed to divest a substantial amount of his more than $100 million in assets as he faces a complicated path to becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

Kevin M. Warsh will be at a Senate hearing next week to consider him as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

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Trump Calls for 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Cap, After Killing Other Fee Limits

By: Stacy Cowley β€”
The president revived a campaign promise he has not actively pursued since taking office.

President Trump at the White House on Friday.

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Powell Stresses β€˜Challenging Situation’ for Fed as Rate Debate Intensifies

By: Colby Smith β€”
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, suggested he saw further scope to lower interest rates this year to protect the labor market despite rising inflation.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair.

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CPI Shows US Inflation Sped Up in June as Trump’s Tariffs Pushed Up Prices

By: Colby Smith β€”
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7 percent from a year earlier, as the global trade war started to bite.

Shoppers at a mall in Miami Beach, Fla.

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The Fed Could Be on Hold Until September, Economists Say

By: Colby Smith β€”
Economists have shifted back their forecasts for lower borrowing costs as President Trump’s tariffs raised the risk of higher inflation and slower growth.

β€œIt’s really not at all clear what it is we should do,” Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said during a news conference on Wednesday in Washington.

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PCE Inflation, the Fed’s Preferred Measure, Sped Up in November

By: Jeanna Smialek β€”
The Personal Consumption Expenditures index climbed 2.4 percent from a year earlier, though the report’s details were more subdued than expected.

Consumers have been spending at a solid clip in recent months.

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The Markets Want Rate Cuts but The Fed Is Taking Its Time

By: Jeff Sommer β€”
Vague comments about possible future rate cuts were all that central bankers gave the markets. Patience will be difficult at this tricky moment, our columnist says.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, emphasized at a news conference on Wednesday that the Fed was still waiting for β€œa true signal” that it was time to lower interest rates.

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U.S. Added 216,000 Jobs in December, Outpacing Forecasts

By: Talmon Joseph Smith β€”
Hiring has throttled back from 2021 and 2022, but last year’s growth was still impressive by longer-term standards.

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