Monetary policy

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan is sounding a warning bell on U.S. corporate debt, arguing it could pose risks to the economy should growth sour.

With signs of economic weakness toward the end of 2018 and a rise in downside risks, the Federal Open Market Committee can wait “several meetings” before changing rates, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell again professed patience on monetary policy Thursday night.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said the U.S. central bank can be patient with interest-rate adjustments.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers that he’ll soon announce a plan to stop shrinking the $4 trillion balance sheet that the Fed built up as it battled to shield the economy from the 2008 financial crisis.

While President Donald Trump has taken victory laps for slashing regulations on banks and other companies, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says it’s hard to prove the effort has boosted economic growth.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, asked if there’s a “Powell Put” in financial markets, said the U.S. central bank will pay attention to financial-market volatility if it threatens economic stability.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. labor market still has room to pull in workers.

Jerome Powell confronted skepticism from Republican Sen. Patrick Toomey on Tuesday when the Federal Reserve chairman explained why the central bank is undertaking a yearlong review of its approach to achieving its 2% inflation goal.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a healthy U.S. economy has faced some “crosscurrents and conflicting signals” that officials in January decided warranted taking a patient approach to future interest-rate changes.