The central bank's survey of loan officers said banks are easing their credit standards for commercial and industrial loans as competition heats up.

Federal Reserve officials left the benchmark interest rate unchanged while reiterating their plan to gradually lift borrowing costs to keep the economy expanding at a healthy pace.

The market will have to wait for meeting minutes to learn policy makers' thinking on the accelerating GDP, the yield curve, interest rates, and trade wars.

Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust, discusses monetary policy and how a yield curve inversion could limit Fed rate hikes. Gary Siegel hosts.

Chairman Jerome Powell is under pressure to adopt what would amount to a put tied to the bond market.

The Federal Open Market Committee needs to be cautious on monetary policy or the yield curve could invert, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.

President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases, breaking with more than two decades of White House tradition of avoiding comments on monetary policy out of respect for the independence of the U.S. central bank.

The U.S. economic expansion rolled along and labor markets tightened in June and early July, even as tariffs heightened concern among manufacturers.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said risks to the U.S. central bank’s inflation forecast were “roughly balanced” even as he noted lingering concern over sluggish price rises.

The Federal Reserve should get monetary policy to a neutral stance, but that could be “challenging,” Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said.

Changes the Federal Reserve Board made in 2016 to its Liquidity Coverage Ratio rules would treat munis more restrictively than other, similar Level 2B high quality liquid assets.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said protectionism can hurt economic growth and potentially undermine wages.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will continue to gradually raise interest rates “for now’’ to keep inflation near target amid a strong U.S. labor market.

Neel Kashkari does not want to invert the yield curve.

Monetary policy is still accommodative and gradual increases in the fed funds rate target will proceed, according to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy report to Congress, released Friday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker defended the central bank’s symmetrical inflation target.

Businesses are starting to step up their efforts to partner with community groups and provide training programs for employees as job openings become harder to fill, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said.

Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed their commitment to gradually raising the benchmark lending rate amid rising risks from trade battles and emerging-market turmoil that could blunt the tailwind from fiscal policy.

With all the focus on the shape of the U.S. yield curve recently, fixed-income traders could be forgiven for not concentrating so much on the growing tumult in the fed funds rate.