Financial markets are still concerned about inflation. The Fed influences short-term interest rates, which are falling, but longer-term bonds like the 10-year Treasury are a better reflection of inflation expectations.

Every year the Federal Reserve conducts a stress test on about 30 U.S. banks to evaluate their ability to withstand economic crises, using hypothetical scenarios such as when the unemployment rate rises to 10 percent and housing prices drop 40 percent.

Ahead of Donald Trump taking office, Federal Reserve's top banking regulator has resigned from his role as vice chair of supervision.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell no doubt had started to relax about the economy. But then yesterday the Consumer Price Index increased over the last 12 months to 2.9%, making the third month in a row it has jumped. Core inflation less food and energy prices were up 3.2%.

The effects of potential changes in trade and immigration policy suggested” restoring 2% inflation “could take longer than previously anticipated,” according to the Fed minutes released Wednesday.

Top Federal Reserve officials — including Chair Jerome Powell — are increasingly pointing to an obscure price gauge as a reason to maintain confidence in their outlook: “market-based” inflation.

The United States central banking system, the Federal Reserve, is less likely to cut rates this month during its regularly scheduled two-day meeting following stubbornly rising inflation.

Fed's Christopher Waller signaled that he supports cutting interest rates, despite high inflation and Trump's tariff concerns.

The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to two-decade highs ... Trump, who appointed Fed Chair Jerome Powell during his first term in 2017, frequently pushed the politically independent Fed to cut rates during his first term to advance his political ...

This contradicts months of claims from Jerome Powell who has insisted that price inflation was rapidly returning to the Fed's two-percent price inflation goal.

Federal Reserve officials at their meeting ... Dec. 18 after they reduced their outlook for rate cuts. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference after the meeting that the decision to ...