WASHINGTON – A Federal Reserve official gave a lengthy defense of the central bank's political independence Thursday, just ...

Inflation increased to 2.6% in October, rising modestly from the previous month, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...

October inflation readings out this week have shown little progress toward the Fed's two percent inflation target, putting ...

U.S. stocks are drifting as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continues to cool. The S&P 500 was ...

In a speech, Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said sound monetary policy comes when electoral politics are kept out of central banking.

Countries that find their currency devalued against the dollar, meanwhile, could have a harder time taming inflation. "If and ...

An independent central bank is "fundamental" to good economic outcomes, a senior Federal Reserve official said Thursday, amid ...

Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in six months last week.

Mortgage rates, while still elevated, have fallen into the 6% to 7% range and should continue easing at a slow pace. But the ...

The third quarter was packed with market-shifting headlines-cooling inflation, weakening employment, spiking volatility, ...

Retirement savings of $500,000 is a reasonable nest egg that many might still consider too small to retire on. Baby boomers ...