Powell, Fed and Donald Trump
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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after consulting with Republican lawmakers. A source reported that Trump received a positive response when he floated the idea,
The White House uses an overbudget renovation of Fed headquarters to pressure Fed Chair Powell out of his job. Will it work? And does it even matter?
President Trump has flagged that US tariffs on pharmaceutical imports are likely to kick in on Aug. 1, with duties on semiconductors also in line for implementation then too. “Probably at the end of the month,
A dispute over the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its headquarters could provide the pretext to attempt the removal of Fed chief Jerome Powell over interest-rate disagreements.
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of President Trump’s tariffs. It will play into decisions by the Federal Reserve about when and whether to cut interest rates and comes as the president and his team have ramped up their pressure campaign on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank’s headquarters.
White House budget chief Russell Vought on Thursday accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of mismanaging the central bank’s budget during renovations, adding to President Trump’s criticism
(Reuters) -The U.S. dollar staged a rebound against its major peers on Wednesday on hopes of de-escalating trade tensions and as President Donald Trump backed away from threats to fire the head of ...