Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in Fed Chair Jerome Powell, breaking from ...
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Looking for Changes at the Fed
Centrally-coordinated economic planning, especially central banking, has been detrimental to liberty, freedom, and the ...
Powell mentioned the labor market 25 times at his press conference last week, mostly calling it 'solid'
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell mentioned the labor market 25 times during his press conference last week. Over and over, he called the labor market "solid" and "good." This week, economist Tim ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Faces Trump's Pressure: 'The President Can't Fire Me' As Interest Rates Hold Steady At 4.25%-4.5%
Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to solid economic growth, a stable job market, and inflation that's easing but still a little ...
Donald Trump is waging a very public war on Jerome Powell—so why hasn’t he picked up the phone?
President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won’t take his fight directly to the ...
Watch live: Fed’s Powell gives first remarks under new Trump admin
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon, the first since President Trump began ...
Donald Trump is just one of the Fed’s problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell faces four challenges at once, all of them daunting.
The Federal Reserve ignored Trump’s interest rate demands — and he’s not taking it well
The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.
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Jerome Powell
By Colby Smith Listen to our interview with Jerome Powell. By Andrew Ross SorkinEvan RobertsDan PowellKelly PiekloZachary Mouton and Sarah Kessler Rates may not come down as much or as quickly ...
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Trump Lashes Out At Jerome Powell After Fed Doesn’t Cut Interest Rates
President Donald Trump blasted Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell Wednesday for not stopping inflation, saying “the Fed has done a terrible job on Bank Regulation” and criticizing its ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell under pressure from Donald Trump; can the President fire him as interest rates hold steady at 4.25%-4.5%?
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5%, despite US president Trump's call for deeper cuts. Trump has ...
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The Federal Reserve ignored Trump’s interest rate demands — and he’s not taking it well
Hours after the Fed announced its decision to hold rates steady on Wednesday, Trump, who nominated Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his first ... precedent over how much power the president has in ...