Monetary policy

With little slack in the labor market, “inflation is likely to reassert itself at some point, so increasing the fed funds target rate “makes sense,” Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Sunday.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hasn’t yet decided whether she’ll stay at the central bank in a diminished role when her term as chair ends in February, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker suggested he’ll likely support a third 2017 interest-rate increase next month.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve may have to wait until after Thanksgiving for his Senate confirmation hearing.

With the underlying growth potential of the economy hard to pin down, targeting a price level could be effective, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams argues.

Randal K. Quarles was sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and as vice chair for supervision on Monday, the Fed said.

William C. Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York president and chief executive officer, intends to retire in mid-2018 “to ensure that a successor is in place well before the end of his term,” the Fed said in a statement Monday.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley is close to announcing his retirement, according to CNBC.

President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said the administration won’t wait long before selecting a No. 2 official at the Federal Reserve.

The municipal bond market is still chewing over the details of the GOP tax reform bill, and considering its implications.

Jerome Powell wasn’t a lock to be President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve.

When it comes to winning over traders in the $14.2 trillion Treasuries market, Jerome Powell has it relatively easy.

The bond markets will not have a huge reaction to the nomination of Governor Jerome Powell as chair as of Federal Reserve Board, seeing it as a continuation of the monetary policies of Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke before her.

A handful of issuers took advantage of low activity Wednesday as the market anticipated the decision to keep the benchmark fed funds rate unchanged.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as expected, and offered an upbeat assessment of the economy.

President Donald Trump plans to announce his choice for the next Fed chairman on Thursday, the day before he departs for a trip to Asia, a White House official said.

President Donald Trump is leaning toward appointing Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the Fed, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The markets have a good idea where rates will be at yearend, but who will head the Federal Reserve remains an open question, raising many concerns about the central bank’s future direction.

John Taylor argued Thursday that faster economic growth is possible if policy makers focus on reforms that encourage investment and hiring.

President Donald Trump does not intend to appoint National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn to lead the Federal Reserve, three people familiar with the matter said.