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Trump Favors Short-Term Fed Pick to Preserve Options for Powell Succession

President Trump said he would announce later this week his pick to fill an unexpected vacancy on the Federal Reserve’s board ...

'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 ...

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 ...

‘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 Jerome Powell ...

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 ...

'TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID': Trump bashes Fed Chair Powell after central bank leaves interest rates unchanged

President Trump escalated his criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a day after the central bank kept rates on ...

Trump struggles with facts as Fed Chair Jerome Powell corrects him in real time

It was not a flattering moment for a president who routinely makes up figures but who is rarely fact-checked by his ...

Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of ...

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 ...

Prediction market traders bet 'the Kevin's' are Trump’s Fed chair picks

Kevin Hassett leads prediction markets at 48%, while Kevin Warsh follows at 29% as top contenders for Federal Reserve ...