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Hassett says White House probing Fed renovation costs, authority to fire Powell
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for ...
Fed Defends Renovations as White House Widens Attacks on Central Bank
President Trump and his allies have accused the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, of misleading Congress in what some ...
White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell
A dispute over the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its headquarters could provide the pretext to attempt the removal of Fed ...
White House budget director accuses Fed chair of violating building rules in renovation
Russell Vought suggested Jerome Powell is in violation of government building rules in the renovation of the Fed’s ...
White House’s Vought Pressures Powell Over Fed Renovation
A key Trump official said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has “grossly mismanaged” the institution and demanded more ...
White House accuses Powell of mismanaging the Fed, citing renovation
White House budget chief Russell Vought on Thursday accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of mismanaging the central ...
Contenders to succeed Powell slam Fed chair as White House pressure intensifies
Two top contenders to replace Jerome Powell slammed the Fed chair for a $2.5 billion renovation of the central bank’s ...
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White House Increases Attacks On Powell Over Fed’s $2.5B Office Renovation
Kevin Hassett, an economic adviser to President Donald Trump, said that the Federal Reserve chairman had "a lot to answer for ...
Under fire for cost overruns, Powell asks watchdog to review the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation plan
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the central bank’s inspector general to formally review an ongoing $2.5 billion renovation of the institution’s headquarters in Washington, DC, according ...
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White House puts Fed chair under pressure over $2.5bn HQ renovation
No one welcomes construction disputes, but when the initiator is the President of the United States, it’s even less welcome.
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White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell
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.