Central banks should be apolitical, not unaccountable. Monetary technocrats should serve the People.

President Donald Trump assailed the Federal Reserve’s approach to bank regulation and accused Chair Jay Powell of fumbling the fight against inflation, while refraining from directly commenting on interest rates.

The Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how regulation of the financial system could help combat climate change. The Fed's membership has been criticized by Republicans in Congress.

Fielding a range of questions about the imprint of the Trump administration on the U.S. central bank, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said that politics had not prompted the Fed's decision to leave a global climate-focused group,

Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect for interest rates this year.

The president bashed Jerome Powell on inflation less than two hours after the Fed chair announced interest rates would stay put. As Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan may attest, Trump’s timing is not coincidental.

Trump, who frequently criticized Powell and the Fed during his first term, again is testing those limits, saying last week that he'll "demand" immediate interest-rate cuts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central banks independence on Wednesday, emphasizing that politics will not influence interest rate decisions or the Feds recent withdrawal from a global

Global shares rose as investors digested earnings from Microsoft and Meta in the wake of this week's rout in technology stocks, while the dollar was steady against most other currencies after the Federal Reserve left rates unchanged.

Owing to uncertainties surrounding Trumps policies, the US Federal Reserve paused interest rates at 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in line with estimates. This also comes after 100 bps rates were cut in 2024.