Betting markets show Kevin Warsh (24%), Scott Bessent (20%), Kevin Hasset (12%), and Christopher Waller (12%) as top ...

The president wants to reduce the trillion-dollar interest cost of the government. To do so he needs the Fed to slash rates, ...

It is becoming clear what the major challenge will be for Jerome Powell's successor: maintaining the Fed's independence while ...

Waller doubled down on that position July 17, saying the latest data, including the June CPI figure at 2.7% and other recent economic numbers, show it’s definitely time for the Fed’s first rate cut in ...

Four potential Powell replacements have been shortlisted by the betting market. Here's who's in the running to be the next ...

Without independence, the Fed couldn’t be trusted to give priority to low inflation over the president’s other priorities.

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett drew laughter from a roomful of economists in late March when he launched into an ...