Active Stocks

Mon Feb 16 2026 15:59:57

Eternal share price
286.05 0.30%

Kotak Mahindra Bank share price
425.45 1.08%

HDFC Bank share price
925.45 2.19%

Power Grid Corporation of India share price
300.20 4.45%

State Bank of India share price
1,207.90 0.76%

Business News > Mint Authors > Nicole Goodkind

Nicole Goodkind

ARTICLES BY NICOLE GOODKIND

US President Donald Trump.(File Photo: Getty Images via AFP)

barrons

Trump wants lower rates. The Fed sees little reason to comply.

3 min read . 13 Feb 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (AP Photo)

barrons

Powell exudes confidence about the economy. The Fed can wait to cut rates.

4 min read . 30 Jan 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has three policy meetings left before his term ends. (File Photo: AP)

barrons

Powell’s term as Fed chief ends soon. His words carry more weight than ever.

2 min read . 25 Jan 2026

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo (REUTERS)

barrons

Fed’s Kashkari says economy’s strength complicates case for rate cuts

2 min read . 15 Jan 2026

The US Treasury Department in Washington. Treasuries posted small gains as investors looked to a swath of delayed US economic reports ahead this week that have the potential to alter expectations for further Federal Reserve interest-rates cuts next year. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

barrons

Fed minutes could show how high the bar is for more rate cuts

2 min read . 30 Dec 2025

U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 4.3% annual pace in November, exceeding expectations. That marked the biggest expansion in two years. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Getty Images via AFP)

barrons

How much hotter can this economy get? It’s time to rethink the question.

5 min read . 25 Dec 2025

Trump has repeatedly blamed Fed Chair Jerome Powell for keeping interest rates too high and has said the next chair should consult with him on rate policy. (REUTERS)

barrons

Inside Trump’s narrowing search for the next Fed chair

3 min read . 17 Dec 2025

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed announced it has lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 3.5% to 3.75% in the third rate cut this year. (Getty Images via AFP)

barrons

Why the Fed might not be done cutting rates.

3 min read . 11 Dec 2025

The Federal Reserve’s next rate-setting meeting is 9-10 December, 2025. (File Photo: Reuters)

barrons

The Fed’s next rate move has everyone guessing. Why confusion reigns.

3 min read . 22 Nov 2025

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP (Getty Images via AFP)

barrons

Fed minutes will show how divided policymakers are over next rate cut

2 min read . 19 Nov 2025

Powell acknowledged “strongly different views” within the Federal Open Market Committee during October’s policy decision. (AP)

barrons

Powell signals Fed may not cut again this year. Here’s why.

4 min read . 30 Oct 2025

Voting members of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors include both inflation hawks and those who say lower rates are essential in today’s economy.

barrons

The Fed may lower rates slower than markets are expecting in 2026

5 min read . 27 Oct 2025

Federal Reserve officials are sharply divided about how much to cut interest rates this year. (REUTERS)

barrons

The Fed’s hawks are starting to waver. What it could mean for interest rates.

3 min read . 12 Oct 2025

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces a tough balancing act between concerns about a soft labor market and resurgent inflation. (File Photo: Reuters)

barrons

Fed minutes may offer hints about future interest rate cuts

2 min read . 08 Oct 2025

The US Federal Reserve's next policy meeting is Oct. 28-29. (File Photo: Reuters)

barrons

Fed faces growing split. Weakening jobs market, inflation data test policy path

2 min read . 29 Sept 2025

Fed Chair Jerome Powell was clear about what the rate cut isn’t: the start of aggressive easing. (AP)

barrons

The Fed just trimmed rates. But don’t get too excited.

2 min read . 18 Sept 2025

President Donald Trump has been sharply critical of the Federal Reserve’s policy decisions. (File Photo: Reuters)

barrons

CEOs rally behind Fed independence as Trump pressures Powell

3 min read . 31 Aug 2025

Jerome Powell met with (from left to right) the BOE’s Andrew Bailey, ECB’s Christine Lagarde, and Bank of Japan’s Kazuo Ueda on Friday. (AP)

barrons

Powell only opened the door to rate cuts. Don’t get ahead of him.

3 min read . 24 Aug 2025

Investors don’t have to wait until Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday for clues about the central bank’s next move. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo (REUTERS)

barrons

The Fed’s July minutes could show how deep divisions run ahead of Sep meeting

1 min read . 20 Aug 2025

This will be Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s 13th year attending the central bank’s annual Jackson Hole event. With his term as chair expiring next May, it may be his last. (Photo: Bloomberg)

barrons

Jerome Powell will make his last stand at Jackson Hole

8 min read . 17 Aug 2025