Trump has a path to killing the Fed’s independence — if he wants to try it
The idea that America’s central bank should operate without political interference is a norm without ironclad protections, ...
Trump’s best pick to succeed Powell at Fed is this ‘battle-tested’ market expert
Falling global yields will drive Treasury yields lower and cause the Fed to follow. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is now a lame duck. Powell has lost control of the Federal Open Market ...
Powell Heads for ‘Hyper-Charged’ Hearings Overshadowed by Trump
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces a tough set of hearings this week on Capitol Hill with both Democrats and Republicans likely to prod him on President Donald Trump’s policies ranging from ...
Donald Trump Blames Biden For Hot Inflation Data As Fed Chief Jerome Powell Grilled On Capitol Hill
U.S. inflation accelerated in January, unwelcome news to markets, companies and consumers hoping for interest rate relief, as unflappable Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell sat for a second day on ...
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Donald Trump is waging a very public war on Jerome Powell—so why hasn’t he picked up the phone?
And yet Federal Open Market Committee Chairman Jerome Powell says he hasn’t had any contact with the new occupant of the White House. Even before President Donald Trump got the keys to the White ...
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Fed chair Jerome Powell brushes off possibility Trump could fire Fed officials: ‘Well, it’s pretty clearly not allowed under the law’
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was once again clear he did ... Powell dismissed the possibility that President Donald Trump might have the authority to remove any of the central bank ...
A Fed Takeover By Trump — Or Any Other President — Is A Scary Thought
Actions of the central bank can be mistaken. But long history shows that no matter the party, presidents often push for ...
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Trump claims Fed Chair Jerome Powell was too busy with DEI and climate change to tackle inflation
President Donald Trump is renewing his old attacks on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, after the independent body voted to hold interest rates steady in its first rate decision of ...
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Fed’s Powell sidesteps Trump’s tariff policies, repeats support for free trade
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell trod carefully Tuesday around questions about President Donald Trump’s new trade and financial policies, saying he still believes economies function ...
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Trumponomics and Rising Inflation
The President calls for easier money even though consumer prices keep rising. Does he want even higher prices?
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Stock Index Futures Slip on Trump Tariffs, Powell’s Testimony on Tap
are down -0.44% this morning as investors digested another round of tariffs introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump and looked ahead to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony ...
Trump wants lower interest rates to go ‘hand in hand’ with tariffs, but yields are soaring after inflation data came in hot
President Donald Trump has pledged to lower borrowing costs for Americans, but hotter-than-expected inflation data on Wednesday signaled that will be easier said than done. Wall Street is reckoning ...