Central bankers gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week for the Federal Reserve’s annual conference are prepared to go beyond swapping research papers and savoring mountain views — they’re coming to defend Jerome Powell.

Powell is slated to give his annual address in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday. Swaps are pricing in a high probability the Fed will cut borrowing costs by a quarter point next month. In the face of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump for hefty reductions,

The Fed made a "huge mistake" not raising rates during the pandemic. Now it risks another blunder, top economist Mohamed El-Erian says.

A potential candidate to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, David Zervos, said that it’s inaccurate to describe the US central bank as independent, and characterized the outgoing Fed chief as aligned with the political left.

President Donald Trump resumed attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, this time claiming he is hurting the housing industry with high rates.