Live Updates Federal Reserve Minutes Show a Split Feb 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM EST According to the latest Fed minutes, Federal Reserve officials note that further interest rate cuts should be paused for ...

Jerome Powell's term as Federal Reserve chairman will end in May - the bank has been under political pressure from the White House about how it sets interest rates.

US stocks slipped and the dollar strengthened on Friday as investors reacted to Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as chair of the US Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 index was down 0.3 per cent in ...

Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh responds to a question on the Federal Reserve's independence in setting monetary policy: … President Trump says "No, but we talk about ...

The announcement caps an extensive search that started in September and was spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who presented final candidates to the president.