Jerome Powell
Will AI’s bubble gum up the US economy?
Experts weigh in on prospects for growth, employment and interest rates if the bubble bursts
Credible Fed key to dollar’s role in Asia – Amro’s Dong He
Organisation’s chief economist says Asia’s central banks not seeking to disrupt currency’s position in region
Central bankers’ compromised immunity
Just how much legal protection should officials have from spurious lawsuits or wrongful dismissal?
Fed eases by 25bp as concerns grow over US labour market
Experts differ over impact of tariffs on inflation and unemployment
Options for realising gold revaluations
Is monetary gold a special case in central bank revaluations accounting?
How FX pricing is adapting to Trumpian markets
Dealers are tying pricing engines to new signals in effort to cope with out-of-the-blue moves
The investors who aren’t fretting over Trump’s stat sulk
Some see dismissal of statistics agency chief as an assault on US institutional integrity; for others it offers a chance to throw off outdated methods
How much do investors really care about Fed independence?
The answer for some is more nuanced than you might think
How to solve the Fed’s $300bn FRTB problem
A sacrifice will have to be made to ensure new market risk rules meet demands for capital neutrality
Economists lambast Cook’s ‘firing’ for lack of due process
Expert says if Trump succeeds it will be the end of Fed independence; governor sues to void presidential order
Bank notes: July to September 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Powell indicates policy shift at Jackson Hole
The Fed chair says the balance of risks appears to be shifting; FOMC no longer plans to overshoot inflation target
Trump calls for Fed governor Cook to resign
Federal Housing Finance Agency director accuses the governor of mortgage fraud
On the eve of the Fed’s framework review
Experts speak about the Fed’s monetary strategy review, including the role of flexible average IT and the need to better communicate policy trade-offs
Kugler’s resignation from Fed opens door for Trump, say experts
Governor’s departure could enable president to appoint “shadow chair” to further undermine Powell
Trump should not have fired head of stats bureau, say experts
Economists say dismissal undermines trust in official data, along with president’s arguments and democracy itself
Fed holds rates, despite pressure from White House
Experts say stance is in response to Trump’s trade policies and lament his attacks on central bank
Markets bet on cuts when Trump threatens Powell – research
Economists link attacks on Fed independence with expectations of policy easing
RBA governor praises Fed’s independence following Trump’s attacks
Bullock says US central bank is “doing what it’s supposed to be doing”
Trump to inspect Fed buildings in Washington
Visit comes as central bank’s chair faces continued flak over renovations bill and refusal to cut rates
Bessent floats audit of Fed’s perceived failures
Treasury secretary is latest Trump official to attack central bank, but says chair need not step down