Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’s demands.

Minutes after the speech, investors pegged the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at 91%, up from a 75% chance assessed one day earlier, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment. Despite the market's positive reaction to Powell's speech, the Fed chair voiced a note of caution for the outlook for the U.S. economy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled a likely interest rate cut in September, noting "downside risks" to employment.

United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday (Aug 22) pointed to a possible rate cut at the central bank's September meeting but stopped short of committing to cutting interest rates in

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver his final speech at Jackson Hole amidst pressure from the Trump administration for interest rate cuts. With his term ending and Trump vowing to replace him,

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under intense pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to cut interest rates. Economics professor Justin Wolfers talks to Becky Anderson about Powell’s future, and his potential successors.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday announced an updated operating framework more oriented toward traditional efforts of promoting price stability, supplanting what had been a troubled effort that biased central bank policy toward its job mandate over its inflation target.

Eric Trump, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new, crypto-friendly chair Paul Atkins and two Fed governors on Donald Trump’s shortlist to replace Powell are all set to attend the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium at the Four Seasons hotel in Jackson Hole.