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Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell
President Donald Trump is calling for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Trump says he’ll tap new Fed candidate to take open role in the next couple of days
Trump also said on Sunday evening that he would appoint a new chief statistician to replace the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner he recently dismissed.
Have we seen Powell's last rate cut as Fed chair?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear on Wednesday that the resilient U.S. labor market is currently the primary ...
A vacancy on the Fed is opening early as Trump urges board to ‘assume control’ if Powell doesn’t cut rates
In the press conference following the Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged, Powell hesitated to guide toward a rate in the ...
Trump: Fed Board Should Assume Control if Powell Won't Lower Interest Rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the Federal Reserve board should assume control if Fed Chair ...
Fed’s Powell sticks with patient approach to rate cuts, brushing off Trump’s demands
The Federal Reserve is leaving its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated ...
Fed recap: Powell says no decision on September, must wait to see tariff impact on inflation
The central bank kept its target rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, but two policymakers disagreed with the decision.
Powell Under Siege as Fed Plans to Stand Pat on Rate Cuts
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is facing relentless attacks from the president, a lively campaign to replace ...
Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...
Jamie Dimon doubles down on Powell despite Trump criticism, saying an independent Fed means lower rates
"Independence keeps interest rates lower, if you actually look through the history of interest rates a little bit," Dimon ...
Don’t blame Jerome Powell — or the Fed — if you can’t afford to buy a house right now
Trump says the Fed’s high interest rates are keeping Americans from buying houses. There’s more to it than that.