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President Donald Trump lobbed a fresh series of insults at Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Monday while reiterating a call for lower interest rates, a move meant to address concerns about a slowing U.S. economy but one that risks reigniting inflation.

Expectations of inflation, and recent waves of price rises, could be self-fulfilling and fuel 'greedflation' – and it may not only apply to US consumers

The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday in Chicago.

Consumer confidence is plunging, bond markets are panicking, and gas prices are coming down alarmingly quickly.

The blanket tariffs, once considered extreme, still threaten to harm world trade and make everything more expensive for businesses and consumers.

With Trump administration tariffs stirring up economic concerns on Wall Street and across America, here's how Illinois could fare.

The normally staid bond market's latest gyrations suggest that foreign governments, banks, and investors are losing confidence in the U.S. – and upset over President Trump's tariff program.

Analysts are not thrilled with the outlook for the U.S. economy.

WASHINGTON DC, Apr 10 (IPS) - Strong economic fundamentals and sound macroeconomic policies have helped the Korean economy through multiple shocks in recent years. However, potential growth has slowed more quickly than in other major advanced economies, and the economic expansion is likely to moderate this year.

Rich universities like Harvard and Columbia can afford to push back against the administration. Here's why they aren't.

The stock market has plunged rapidly this year, but it was already looking overheated.

President's move has no historic parallels, but the deep uncertainty for the global economy may prove as destructive as the tariffs

Economists say that President Trump's wide-ranging new tariffs raise the risk of a recession or stagflation.

A day after issuing a scathing assessment of President Donald Trump's key economic agenda, JPMorgan's top economist raised estimates the odds of a global recession at 60%.Analysts at JPMorgan Chase warned late Wednesday that the impact of Trump's new set of tariffs — which they dubbed "the largest ...

The US president's tariffs are almost certain to backfire and he is not impervious to market decline or public opinion

Stocks took a hit in after-hours trading after the commander-in-chief slapped a 10% baseline tariff on all exporters to the US as well steeper rates for nations he accuses of treating this country …

Mortgage rates have held fairly steady despite economic turmoil. But that could all change soon.

Prominent economist Oren Cass is facing criticism for his long history of criticizing both Elon Musk's DOGE efforts and President Donald Trump's tax cuts, two pillars of the administration.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could be released from conservatorship if doing so doesn't push up mortgage rates.

The Fed also expects the economy to grow more slowly this year and next than it did three months ago, according to quarterly economic projections also released Wednesday.