WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 22: Lael Brainard (R) speaks as President Joe Biden (L) listens during an announcement at the South Court Auditorium of Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Now that ...

President Joe Biden's top economic advisor Lael Brainard called for higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy and corporations to pay for expiring middle-class tax breaks. Without changes from Congress, ...

President Joe Biden is set to name Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as top economic advisor. Replacing National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, Brainard will be a key decision maker in ...

Lael Brainard, nominated Monday by President Joe Biden to serve as vice chair of the US Federal Reserve, advocates for regulating the financial system, addressing climate risks and fighting economic ...

"If you look at some of the staples, like eggs or milk, they have come down. But consumer brands, instead of actually lowering prices, they've shrunk packaging," Brainard said on CNBC's "Money Movers.

The president said he was not declaring victory over inflation, but marking a pivot point for the recovery from pandemic recession. By Jim Tankersley The Federal Reserve is independent of the White ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with National Economic Council director Lael Brainard that aired on "Face the Nation" on May 14, 2023. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the economy, and ...

The mood about the US economy feels very different right now than it did a year ago. At the start of 2023, almost everyone seemed to be predicting recession. Right now, there is a high degree of ...

Review and Outlook: Don’t believe the hype that governments are phasing out fossil fuels. The COP28 deal is not defined; nor is it binding. Images: AP Composite: Mark Kelly The White House on Thursday ...

Former Federal Reserve official Lael Brainard started her new job at the White House this past week. She'll be running the National Economic Council — a clearinghouse for administration policy.

Kevin M. Warsh has made controlling inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.

Lael Brainard blamed higher consumer prices on "shrinkflation," amplifying President Biden's latest line of attack against corporate price gouging. Despite the White House touting a recovering economy ...