Monetary policy

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow called on the Federal Reserve to “immediately” cut interest rates by a half percentage point.

The yield curve inverting doesn’t scare Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles, he said, and he doesn’t see it predicting a recession.

The U.S. economy isn’t likely to slip into recession anytime soon, and there is no reason for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said.

The American economy looks on track for continued growth, though the inversion of the yield curve may be signaling that the U.S. central bank may have set policy too tight.

The addition of the conservative pundit could signal the Trump administration's intent to have a more direct hand in central bank policies, yet Moore could experience his own transformation as a Fed governor.

Stephen Moore, whom President Donald Trump said he’ll nominate for a seat on the Federal Reserve, owes more than $75,000 in taxes and other penalties, according to the U.S. government.

The White House’s chief economist raised questions Wednesday whether President Donald Trump would go ahead and nominate Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve board after the conservative pundit made controversial comments about central bank policy.

Stephen Moore, who Donald Trump may nominate for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, said the central bank should immediately reverse course and lower interest rates by half a percentage point.

Disruptions between monetary policy and the economy help explain the “inflation puzzle we’re facing,” according to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren still thinks the central bank’s next move for interest rates is more likely to be a hike than a cut.