Michael Barr defended the Federal Reserve’s independence and oversight role Thursday, two days after the White House issued an executive order that could exert greater control over the central bank’s ...

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr speaks at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington. Barr is preparing to step down from his role as the Fed's top banking cop on Feb. 28 ...

President Donald Trump appointed Andrew Ferguson to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson, a Republican, has vowed to ...

A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.

At his press conference last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said repeatedly that he thought the labor market was solid. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic isn't so sure. [In an essay ...

The shift is important; the expectation of higher prices can cause consumer behavior to help create a recession. As CreditCars.com reported, one in five Americans is “doom spending” — “purchasing ...

SEC’s regulatory shift sparks optimism for crypto markets. XRP-spot ETF speculation grows as the SEC acknowledges new ...

The outlook for interest rates has divided the investment community, which is reflected in a recent poll of our readers. Out ...

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank has time to weigh its next monetary ...

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the ...