While Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested it’s in a “good position” to act decisively if necessary, some economists worry this ...

Risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen, according to the Federal Reserve. Those factors may prompt ...

Watch Powell’s remarks in our player ... “The combination of the two-sided risk assessment and the characterization of the economy as solid suggest the Committee is not looking to tee up ...

At the moment, Powell said, there’s too much uncertainty ... “The combination of the two-sided risk assessment and the ...

Fed chair Jerome Powell noted that surveys of households and businesses had reported a “sharp decline in sentiment and ...

“It’s still a healthy economy,” Powell said, “albeit one that is ... He stressed that such a scenario hasn’t played out yet. “The assessment is, you wait,” the Fed chair said.