But just because the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have hit new highs doesn't mean Wall Street's biggest showdown -- Donald Trump vs. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell -- is taking a back seat.

The central bank has defied Trump's public criticism for months, adopting a wait-and-see approach as central bankers observe the effects of tariffs.

The recent decision by the Federal Reserve to maintain its key short-term interest rate at approximately 4.3% marks the fifth instance this year where rates have remained unchanged. Even as President ...

Mortgage rates have dropped, but it's not likely tied to the latest Fed news. Here’s why waiting for a Fed rate cut could be ...

But there is a non-statistical basis for concern: an ominous parallel with the financial environment that prevailed in the weeks leading up to the October 1987 stock-market crash. On that day - Black ...

President Donald Trump is firing the head of the federal agency in charge of tracking hiring data after a weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday, claiming, without evidence, that new figures were ...

The reason for dissent on the Federal Reserve Board over interest rates only furthered calls for transparency and the release of meeting transcripts. “WHAT IS THE REST […] ...

Trump's executive order late Thursday laid out rates to be applied against nearly 70 countries, ranging from 10% to 41% in ...

As was widely expected, Fed policymakers on Wednesday left the central bank's overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to ...

The Federal Reserve said on Friday that Governor Adriana Kugler is resigning early from her term and will exit the central ...

One of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Adriana Kugler, is stepping down next week, creating an ...

Federal Reserve Governors Bowman and Waller dissented from this week's decision to hold interest rates steady and explained ...