Elizabeth Warren Calls for an Insider Trading Inquiry at the Fed

The Democratic senator responded to news that the Fed’s vice chair shifted toward stocks shortly before a policy announcement last year.

Yellen Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences From Debt Limit Breach

The Treasury secretary, testifying alongside Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, implored Congress to raise or suspend the nation’s borrowing cap before an Oct. 18 deadline.

Fed Officials Under Fire for 2020 Securities Trading Will Resign

Robert S. Kaplan will exit his role as head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas next month. Eric S. Rosengren, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is also retiring earlier than planned.

Jerome Powell says the Fed is reviewing its trading rules.

The Federal Reserve is embroiled in an unusual drama: Some officials traded stocks and other financial products last year, prompting calls for an investigation.

Opinion | Does the U.S. Economy Still Need Booster Shots?

This week, the Federal Reserve may hint at an answer.

Opinion | Covid Showed Us What Keynes Always Knew

How the pandemic and events of the last decade upended economic policy.

Elizabeth Warren Asks the Fed to Break Up Wells Fargo

She wants the Federal Reserve to revoke a key operating license and force a split between Wells Fargo’s banking and Wall Street businesses.

Should Biden Reappoint Jerome Powell? It Depends on His Theory of Change.

Lael Brainard is more aligned with the president, so picking her may please Democrats. Powell may have a more bipartisan seal of approval.

Fed Officials’ Trading Draws Outcry, and Fuels Calls for Accountability

Central bank regional presidents traded securities in markets in which Fed choices mattered in 2020. Here’s why critics find that troubling.

Crypto Banking and Decentralized Finance, Explained

The revolution in digital money is now moving into banking, as cryptocurrency starts to reshape the way people borrow and save.

Crypto’s Rapid Move Into Banking Elicits Alarm in Washington

The boom in companies offering cryptocurrency loans and high-yield deposit accounts is disrupting the banking industry and leaving regulators scrambling to catch up.

Weak Job Gains Leave Washington on High Alert

The Federal Reserve and White House had hoped for strong job gains, and the August report did not deliver. That makes coming numbers critical.

Wall Street Sees Nothing but Good News, Even When It’s Bad

With expectations that interest rates will stay down and government spending will stay up, the stock market has learned to live with the pandemic, even as cases increase.

Powell Signals Federal Reserve Could Slow Bond Purchases This Year

The Fed chair warned that the Delta variant remained a risk and suggested that a rate increase was not on the table for some time.

Jerome Powell speaks at the Fed’s closely watched annual conference.

Instead of laying out how the Fed will taper its bond-buying, Mr. Powell instead explained how the Fed was thinking about Delta variant risks and recent rapid inflation.

How Should the Fed Deal With Climate Change?

When the economy hits hard times, survey data shows, people are less likely to worry about the environment.

The Pandemic Is Testing the Federal Reserve’s New Policy Plan

Year 1 of the Fed’s framework, unveiled at its Jackson Hole conference in 2020, has included high inflation and job market healing. Now comes the hard part.

Janet Yellen Gets a Chance to Shape the Fed, This Time From Outside

As Jerome H. Powell nears the end of his term as Federal Reserve chair, Ms. Yellen will have a say over whether he should stay on. Many progressive Democrats want him replaced.

Fed Unity Cracks as Inflation Rises and Officials Debate Future

Federal Reserve officials are debating what to do as price risks loom, even as its leaders and the White House say today’s surge will most likely cool.

Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Remains High, but Gains Slowed in May

A key index picked up 3.9 percent over last year, a pace not seen in more than a decade, though the monthly price gain was lower than expected.