The Fed and the US economy

Ongoing coverage of Fed rate decisions, what Fed officials say, the fight over Fed independence, and US jobs, inflation and Treasury yield data, updated daily.

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Federal Reserve

Kevin WarshFederal Reserve · 185 related reports

Analysis: Kevin Warsh keeps his options open, leaving Wall Street guessing2026-10-29 12:38

Lisa CookFederal Reserve · 26 related reports

Fed Holds Rates Steady as Cook and Hammack Dissent2026-10-28 18:21

Jerome PowellFederal Reserve · 14 related reports

Trump aide Hassett says Powell should ‘move on’ from Fed board2026-10-04 16:30

Christopher WallerFederal Reserve · 10 related reports

Blackstone’s Gray and Fed’s Waller See Warning in France’s Fiscal Strains2026-10-13 13:31

Beth HammackFederal Reserve · 6 related reports

Fed Holds Rates Steady as Cook and Hammack Dissent2026-10-28 18:21

Austan GoolsbeeFederal Reserve · 4 related reports

Fed's Goolsbee says rate hike and pause both 'on the table'2026-10-02 18:05

Neel KashkariFederal Reserve · 4 related reports

Fed's Kashkari expects more rate hikes, unsure on need to act this month2026-10-01 21:40

Michelle BowmanFederal Reserve · 2 related reports

Fed plans to overhaul bank supervision responsibilities, Bowman says2026-10-06 16:00

Administration

Donald TrumpRepublicans · 140 related reports

Bailey Defends His Decision to Speak Up for Powell After Trump’s Attacks2026-10-21 21:30

Scott BessentRepublicans · 53 related reports

Bessent speaks with CNBC after Fed holds rates steady2026-10-28 20:07

Kevin HassettAdministration · 10 related reports

Hassett Sees Fed Acting if October Inflation Data Are High2026-10-29 15:32

What they said

What the key figures said on the record, as reported.

Neel Kashkari4 Beth Hammack4

Austan Goolsbee3

Michelle Bowman2

All 121Rate decisions 51 Fed Officials' Remarks 27 Fed independence 8 Jobs 3 Inflation 21 Treasuries and markets 8 Other 3

Powell in the hot seat as Hassett calls for his resignation
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett called for Jerome Powell to step down from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while discussing inflation and other issues.
FFox News 2026-10-05 04:30
Trump Says Powell Should Resign, FlyDubai Latest, More
Bloomberg News Now’s audio report covers the day’s top stories, including Donald Trump saying Jerome Powell should resign and the latest developments involving flydubai, alongside other global business news.
BBloomberg News 2026-10-02 06:00
FlyDubai Rescue Latest; Trump Calls on Powell to Resign, More
Bloomberg News Now’s audio report rounds up the day’s top stories, including the latest on the FlyDubai rescue and Donald Trump’s call for Powell to resign. The program is updated throughout the day with global business news.
BBloomberg News 2026-10-02 04:30
Trump calls for Powell to resign from Fed board
President Donald Trump said former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should be forced to resign from the central bank’s Board of Governors, citing findings that the Fed mishandled renovations to its headquarters.
BBloomberg Television 2026-10-01 14:16
Trump Says Powell Should Be Forced to Resign From Fed Board
President Donald Trump said former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should resign from the central bank’s Board of Governors after findings that the Fed mismanaged renovations to its headquarters.
BBloomberg News 2026-09-30 22:30
Fed’s Cook Denies Wrongdoing as Trump Renews Bid to Fire Her
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook again rejected unsubstantiated mortgage fraud allegations repeated by President Donald Trump. Trump is weighing a renewed effort to remove her, a move that could restart a legal fight over the central bank’s independence.
BBloomberg News 2026-08-27 04:00
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook denounces Trump’s mortgage fraud claims
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says the Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her. Her lawyers reject Trump’s mortgage fraud allegations, arguing that an inadvertent error is not fraud and that the attacks seek to force the central bank to follow his wishes. The Supreme Court previously blocked presidents from firing Fed governors at will.
AAl Jazeera 2026-08-27 02:33
Fed’s Cook says she is ready to raise rates if inflation does not ease
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is open to raising the central bank’s short-term interest-rate target if inflation in the U.S. economy remains too high. She indicated that a failure for price pressures to begin easing could require additional monetary tightening. Cook’s comments leave a rate increase under consideration as the Fed responds to persistent inflation.
RReuters 2026-08-05 20:25

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