President Trump has been trying to bully the Federal Reserve into cutting interest rates. It's a gambit that could lead to more inflation.

Inflation didn't get worse in December. But it didn't get better. Prices were up 2.7% a year ago. A drop in gasoline prices was more than offset by rising grocery and electricity bills.

The Trump administration is putting mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.

On Monday, gold value hit a record high while the dollar weakened. The moves are seen as a response to the Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

In 2008, Chicago's mayor decided lease out the city's metered parking system — to privatize all 36,000 of its parking meters.

A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration's effort to bend the independent central bank to the president's will.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the threat of criminal charges against him is a sign of the Trump administration trying to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.

Jill Schlesinger said most powerful protection against most financial fraud isn't a sophisticated security system or expensive monitoring service. It's conversation among family members.

Who gets to be a parent has been reshaped by IVF: Single women in their 40s are increasingly opting to become moms.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about what the subpoena of Fed Chair Jerome Powell means for the central bank's independence and the U.S. economy.