The Fed: Ahead of Volcker Rule revamp, Fed’s Powell says central bank independence extends to regulation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday said central bank independence doesn’t just mean having the ability to pick interest rates without political interference, but set regulations as well......»»

The central bank will look at ways to revise the strict trading regulation implemented on banks in the wake of the financial crisis......»»

$DIA, $SPY. $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX No recession in sight, No rate hikes ahead. Thursday, Federal Chairman Jerome Powell said the US central bank has the ability to be patient on policy given.....»»

While he was in office, Trump pressured Fed Chair Powell against raising interest rates - the central bank traditionally op.....»»

Paul Volcker, who died on Dec. 8, is the poster boy for central bank independence and why it matters. One of his legacies, as you may have read in the many obituaries published since his death, is taming the runaway inflation that posed an existen.....»»

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the domestic economy was in good shape and the central bank saw a "sustained expansion" ahead......»»

World stock markets and the dollar rose on Friday as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for clarification on whether the U.S. central bank remains on course to deliver another interest rate cut in next month......»»

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will have to walk a fine line to avoid roiling the stock market next week, even if the central bank delivers on expectations and lowers interest rates for the first time in more than a decade......»»

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that the U.S. central bank has room to ease monetary policy at its next meeting......»»

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that the U.S. central bank has room to ease monetary policy at its next meeting......»»

U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday, as investors eyed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's remarks later in the day for clues on the central bank's interest rate policy direction......»»

U.S. stock benchmarks on Wednesday retreated slightly at the open ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and news conference expected to reaffirm the central bank's dovish policy stance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off .....»»

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the Fed's independence from political pressure plays a key role in enabling the central bank to fight inflation, stabilize the economy, and regulate the financial system. .....»»

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the Fed's independence from political pressure plays a key role in enabling the central bank to fight inflation, stabilize the economy, and regulate the financial system......»»

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will propose changes to the Volcker Rule, the regulation that is supposed to prevent banks from ever again making big bets using customer deposits.....»»

Under fire for raising interest rates, the chair of the central bank told Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) he hadn’t discussed the matter with the president......»»

The former central-bank chief, often credited with setting the stage for the boom of the 1980s, reflects on economic life lessons ahead of his new book, ‘Keeping At It.’.....»»

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday said he would not resign even if President Donald Trump asked him to do so, a clear assertion of the U.S. central bank's independence in the face of Trump's strident criticism of the Fed's rate hikes......»»

U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower Wednesday morning, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank's shift to a more "patient" approach to monetary policy......»»

U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower Wednesday morning, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank's shift to a more "patient" approach to monetary policy......»»