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Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this ...
Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee expressed support for Jerome Powell and central bank independence when asked about pressure being applied from President Trump, saying the Fed chair ...
President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim ...
Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to the Trump administration's inquiry about its $2.5 billion headquarters ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller, an advocate for an immediate interest rate cut, said on Friday ...
The central bank is poised to hold interest rates steady this month, but there could be a path to cut as early as September.
The president prefers low interest rates. But the Federal Reserve Act protects the Fed chair's removal. Long-term rates are ...
President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell — whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair — earlier this week, ...
A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, ...
“It’s by now widely agreed, almost all over the world: If you leave monetary policy in political hands, you’ll get too much inflation,” Alan Blinder, a professor of economics at Princeton University ...
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, offered support Wednesday for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose policies she frequently criticizes.
Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher ...