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‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing

Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...

'Worst Fed chair in history’: WH trade adviser Peter Navarro calls on Jerome Powell to resign

Senior counselor to the president Peter Navarro joins Meet the Press NOW to explain President Trump’s decision to fire the ...
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Trump shortlists Hassett, Warsh for Fed chair role as Powell’s term nears end

Although he excluded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent from consideration, President Donald Trump stated that he has four ...

Trump Just Got a Fresh Shot at Bending the Fed to His Will

A Biden appointee’s early departure offers the president potential help on interest rates—and a way to make life difficult ...

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 ...

Waiting for a Fed rate cut? Chair Powell offered few signals of one, economists say

Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not ...

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 ...

Fed Chair Powell Opens Conference Without a Word on Monetary Policy

In opening a Federal Reserve conference on banking regulation on Tuesday, Chair Jerome Powell skipped making any controversy ...

'Drag him out': Senate Republicans call on Powell to lower rates after poor jobs report

Senate Republicans demand that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lower interest rates after a subpar July jobs report, with ...