Washington

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin privately asked bond dealers and investors whether they want the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy by raising interest rates or through faster cuts in its securities portfolio.

Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday sprinkled small doses of concern into otherwise upbeat assessments of the U.S. economy.

President Trump stepped up his attacks on the Federal Reserve Board and its chairman, Jerome Powell, blaming the central bank for declines in the stock market.

Fitch placed the A-plus rating on credit watch negative a week after CMEEC announced its own probe into embezzlement allegations.

The lame duck session of Congress that convened this week may include passage of a tax bill released Monday night by Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, the outgoing chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman said the central bank’s gradual approach to interest-rate hikes is appropriate.

Michelle W. Bowman was sworn in Monday as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Fed announced.

The IRS letter ruling publicly released Friday allows floating private equity to be used for a prohibited use for a tax-exempt bond-financed airport terminal renovation.

The choice appears to reaffirm U.S. regulators' commitment to the international standards-setting body.

After last week's revelations about alleged wrongdoing by CMEEC officers, the issuer has appointed a special committee to oversee its own investigation.