Monetary policy

The Federal Reserve reiterated its openness to cutting interest rates to extend the longest U.S. economic expansion on record while noting that the pace of growth had slowed in the second quarter of 2019.

The Federal Reserve should reduce interest rates even though the economy is strong and the latest payrolls report was positive, said Larry Kudlow.

Nonfarm payrolls rose 224,000 in June, more than expected, throwing cold water on expectation that the Federal Open Market Committee will cut rates at its July meeting.

After a string of proposed candidates who didn’t pan out, Trump picks new Fed nominees.

Christopher Waller is a conventional choice drawn from within the Fed’s own ranks. Judy Shelton has spent decades outside mainstream economics. But both are expected to echo the president’s call for lowering interest rates.

The dot plot showed the Federal Open Market Committee evenly split between cutting and holding rates, but it's not clear whose dots are whose.

The U.S. and China are again attempting to work out trade differences, and manufacturing numbers show somewhat weaker expansion. Will this be enough to spur the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this month?

Data were mixed from Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending and the University of Michigan's indexes.

It’s too early to know whether policymakers should cut interest rates, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said.

If data remain mixed before the next FOMC meeting, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary C. Daly said a rate cut would be “something to think about.”

The president said that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi would do a better job overseeing monetary policy in the U.S. than Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said President Donald Trump’s White House has had “exploratory discussions’’ with him about taking a job as a Federal Reserve governor, adding he was not planning to leave his current job.

Aides will send a short list of candidates to President Donald Trump soon.

Declining consumer confidence and home sales back Powell's assessment that uncertainties are rising.

The Federal Reserve should let events play out before making any changes to monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan wrote in an essay published Monday.

While leaders Powell and Clarida see a growing case for accommodation, Kashkari, Bullard say the need for a rate cut is already here.

The markets are pricing in a 25 basis point Fed rate cut in July, as Thursday’s indicators showed continued manufacturing weakness.

While the statement said the panel will “act as appropriate,” the dot plot showed as many expect a cut as foresee no change.

The White House explored the legality of demoting Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in February, soon after President Donald Trump talked about firing him, according to people familiar with the matter.

While the markets are pricing in two or three interest rate cuts this year, doubters remain.