Chicago Fed’s Goolsbee Warns Against Cutting Rates on Faster Productivity Gains Alone

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee cautioned against lowering interest rates too quickly in response to stronger…

Trimmed Mean PCE Emerges as a Test of How the Fed Measures Inflation

Kevin Warsh is weighing whether the Dallas Fed’s Trimmed Mean PCE should become the Federal Reserve’s…

Warsh Says Curtailing Fed Transcript Release Could Strengthen Monetary Policy Debate

Kevin Warsh said the Federal Reserve’s release of meeting transcripts can weaken the internal debate needed…

Warsh Faces Market Scrutiny as Fed Leaves Treasury Holdings $170 Billion Higher Since December

The Federal Reserve has added $170 billion in Treasuries since December, even as the departing chair…

Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady as Internal Split Emerges Over Further Adjustments

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, highlighting an internal divide over the extent…

Kevin Warsh’s Fed Profile Could Matter More Than the Political Label Axel Merk Sees

Axel Merk says Kevin Warsh’s policy profile is more nuanced than the hawkish caricature often attached…

Fed Stays on Hold as S&P 500 Hits Records and Earnings Show Wider Market Divergence

The Federal Reserve remains on hold as Jerome Powell’s term nears its end, while the S&P…

Fed Officials Broaden Policy Debate as Rate-Cut Guidance Fades and Hike Conditions Come Into View

The Federal Reserve has shifted its internal debate away from rate cuts and toward the conditions…

US Stock Market Faces Volatility as Investors Track Interest Rate Signals and Global Developments

The US stock market volatility intensified on Thursday as investors closely monitored interest rate signals from…

Powell’s Final Months Raise Odds of Unexpected Policy Tightening

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 — The risk of a Fed rate hike surprise before May is drawing…