In at least some of the assaults on federal officers, people have shoved them or thrown objects. A D.C. man was acquitted in ...

The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis ...

On Jan. 20 (or Jan. 21 if the 20th falls on a Sunday), workers in Washington D.C. are granted a federal holiday on ...

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For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is ...

President Donald Trump is giving most federal employees two additional days off for Christmas, according to an executive order signed Thursday afternoon. Federal employees affected by the order will ...

Thousands of federal workers fired over the past week by the Trump administration will likely be eligible for unemployment benefits, which the federal government is required to pay for, along with ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Officials at the central bank have splintered over whether rising unemployment or elevated inflation poses the bigger ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers had been furloughed or working without pay since the government shut down on Oct. 1. After the White House and Congress finally resolved the record-breaking ...

Washington — Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler will step down early from her post on the central bank's board, the Fed announced Friday, creating an open position for President Trump to fill.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Reserve is seen from the National Mall in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) It’s hard for American citizens to follow the money in Washington, D.C. if the ...