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Can the Next Fed Chair Truly Be Independent From Trump’s Influence?
The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has ...
Trump Wants a 3-Point Fed Rate Decrease. But You Can't Always Get What You Want.
The right to freedom of speech allows Trump to make demands of the Fed to his heart's content. But legally, he cannot compel ...
The Secret Weapon Trump Can Use To Take On The Fed
Here’s how President Trump can take on the Fed’s refusal to cut rates: Have the Treasury issue bonds in gold, providing a ...
Why Trump might not get rapid interest-rate cuts even after he replaces Fed chief Powell
Trump hopes to get lower rates by replacing Fed Chair Jerome Powell with someone who would do what the president wants. But ...
Donald Trump’s rate-cut wish may finally be inching closer, as Fed meeting notes reveal a ‘master class’ in indecision
Fed officials are increasingly split on rate cuts, though UBS's Paul Donovan says their indecision currently amounts to ...
Trump Stages ‘Apprentice’ Race Between 2 Kevins for Fed Chair
President Donald Trump has unleashed on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as an Apprentice-style showdown for a replacement ...
Trump and the Dow: 36,000 reasons to fear his next Fed move
Hassett cowrote the book Dow 36,000 at the peak of the dotcom bubble in 1999, saying stocks could “quadruple tomorrow and ...
Trump is ‘extremely troubled’ by Fed’s approach according to new letter, but bank official stands firm on independence
In a response to Fortune, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem defended the Fed's autonomy, citing ...