The S&P 500 just finished its strongest month since November 2023. Next Friday, the U.S. jobs report will set the tone for June and give new clues on the effects tariffs are having on the labor market.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a Princeton commencement speech, defends the central bank's response to the COVID-19 crisis and praises government workers and U.S. universities, both targets of Trump.

President Trump called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the White House Thursday to demand a cut in interest rates — pointing to a dramatic decline in inflation since its peak under former President Joe Biden.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in a Princeton University speech in which he also praised government employees and U.S. universities, both of which have been targeted by the Trump administration.

The President of the Federal Reserve, under pressure to lower interest rates, defends at the White House that "the path of monetary policy will depend entirely on the economic information that comes in".

Director William Pulte urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to reinstate the central bank's interest rate cuts.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell encouraged Princeton graduates to pursue public service, take risks, and focus on personal growth in his Baccalaureate remarks.

The Federal Reserve chairman gave a commence address at Princeton on Sunday and urged graduating students to consider public service. He also told them that American universities are “the envy of the world and a crucial national asset.