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Why the Fed’s Waiting Game on Rate Cuts Could Extend Until September
Economists have shifted back their forecasts for lower borrowing costs as President Trump’s tariffs raised the risk of higher ...
Who Is Jerome Powell?
Jerome H. Powell has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) since May 25, 2012, appointed by then-President Barack Obama to fill an unexpired term. He was ...
Vance says Powell is a ‘nice guy’ who is ‘wrong about almost everything’
Vice President Vance praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as a person during a recent interview but argued he has been ...
Fed Officials Stick to Cautious Message on Rate Cuts Despite Pressure From Trump
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, has made clear that pre-emptive interest rate cuts are not appropriate for ...
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Top Trump aides urged president to tone down attacks on Jerome Powell
The president’s about-face on the central bank chief, following advice from his treasury and commerce secretaries, sent ...
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Trump claims prices are down. Here’s what the data actually shows.
President Donald Trump has insisted that prices are falling, even as consumers continually express concern about the economy.
What to know about the Fed’s decision.
The Federal Reserve stuck to a wait-and-see approach as officials brace for President Trump’s tariffs to stoke higher ...
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Can Trump remove Powell as Fed chair before his term ends?
President Donald Trump on Thursday lambasted Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell — saying his “termination cannot come fast enough” — after Powell said the administration’s ...