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Britain's FTSE 100 closed at a record high for the third straight day on Thursday with healthcare stocks leading the gains, ...

Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation.

Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the central bank had kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting and said the job market was ...

The independence of the US Federal Reserve is under scrutiny. President Trump has pressured the Fed to cut interest rates. He even called for a governor's resignation. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give what could be his most consequential speech yet — just a few days after one of his colleagues was threatened with prosecution for alleged mortgage ...

Grownups like Powell and Cook are firm, but restrained. In a piece about Powell this week the WSJ quoted one of his former colleagues as saying, “I think it is no more subtle than he wakes up every ...

Nvidia has grown, swelling to a $4 trillion valuation last month, so has its weighting in the S&P 500. It now makes up almost ...

The symposium comes amidst a confusing economic picture and pressure on several members of the top committee to quit from President Trump.

Investors will scrutinize the Fed chair's speech for clarity on whether the Fed will cut interest rates next month.

Walmart’s adjusted earnings miss analysts’ estimates but second-quarter revenue tops forecasts. Tech stocks Palantir, Nvidia, ...