Politics and Policy

There is no particular deadline by which the president must nominate a new chair to replace Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve.

Trump’s Greenland reversal wasn’t a capitulation to markets. The president often takes big risks—and pulls back only when geopolitics demand it.

Top Trump advisors are signaling an off-ramp to the criminal probe against Jerome Powell, while the president is nearing a choice for the next chair.

Oil prices rose after the president posted on social media that protests against the regime in Tehran should continue. “HELP IS ON THE WAY,” he said.

We’re learning in real time just how easy it is for upbeat global financial markets to co-exist with a world in unprecedented turmoil. 

Scott Bessent has offered up candidates who share his vision of lower rates and cooperation with the White House. It could all backfire.

The cost of living is the driving force in U.S. politics today, as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris know all too well.

A difficult week for the administration is a sign of bigger changes to come. They could take markets by surprise.

The stock market’s selloff on news of tariff escalation shows the president is in a difficult position.

The unfolding rescue is intended to keep Argentine President Javier Milei alive financially and politically

Nothing that the Trump administration is doing to the Fed will make it any more difficult for the profit machines that power the stock market to earn cash.

White House economist Stephen Miran faces a Senate committee vote Wednesday. It won’t slow down his nomination.

Stephen Miran’s nomination for a short-term seat on the Federal Reserve gives the president the chance he’s been waiting for

A bubbling movement to overhaul the Fed is ready to seize the moment. Big changes are in store for the central bank.

The economy has performed better than critics expected, but Trump’s personal vendettas and assaults on the Fed present serious risks.

The Tesla CEO’s assaults on the U.S. political system could cost Republicans control of Congress.

The president’s mixed messages may confuse the Iranians and financial markets.

Analysts believe the conflict is just beginning. The economic damage of escalation would ripple through the global economy.

The best thing Trump could do to get interest rates down is to reconsider his deficit-raising tax bill.

At stake is a multi-trillion-dollar tax bill, the fate of one of the world’s largest companies, the future of America’s dominant political party, and even the livelihood of astronauts. 

A new estimate puts the bill’s cost at $2.4 trillion, but that isn’t likely to derail the legislation.

Uncertainty has left bond yields elevated. A trade court ruling only heightens it.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helped turn around the tariff shock, but won’t be the markets’ last crisis.

A lasting trade peace is still far off and a complicated tax fight looms.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he doesn’t know whether President Donald Trump has spoken to China.