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Trump hammers Powell again as Bessent mulls Fed power transition timeline
President Donald Trump on Monday continued hammering at the U.S. Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy, sending Fed Chair ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds firm on interest rates, resisting pressure to cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who is testifying before Congress this week, said tariffs are "likely to push up prices.
Powell Reiterates Fed’s Wait-and-See Approach Before Cutting Rates
The Fed chair told lawmakers that the central bank could afford to be patient amid uncertainty about how President Trump’s ...
Powell warns ending Fed interest on reserves would be 'volatile' and costly
Powell said when it comes to taking the interest on reserve power away, "there's an illusion that it would save money. That ...
Powell says Fed needs to manage against risk that tariff inflation proves persistent
The Trump administration's tariff plans may well just cause a one-time jump in prices, but the risk it could cause more ...
Fed vs.Trump: how tariffs impact on economy soon will be put to test
A pair of key reports — the monthly jobs report and another on consumer prices — will be critical in determining the central ...
A shadow Fed chief could lead to a ‘revolt’ on the FOMC against Powell’s successor, former vice chair warns
"If he or she contradicts what Powell is saying, that will aggravate the FOMC, almost all of whose members will still be ...
Trump sends handwritten note to Powell pushing for dramatically lower interest rates
President Donald Trump has continued to put pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to dramatically lower interest rates.