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Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters
Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is ...
Trump vs Powell: Fed Board chair isn't guaranteed to be FOMC chair
President Donald Trump has ramped up the pressure on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates.
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Jimmy Carter's Complex Economic Legacy: High Inflation, But Effective, Hawkish Fed Under Volcker
President Jimmy Carter, who died at his home on Sunday ... disastrous for his 1980 reelection bid. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, inflation neared 6% in 1976 before ...
Fed chair nears second chance to channel his hero
Jerome Powell’s impressive soft landing only leads to more hard choices. The Federal Reserve chairman’s feat leading an ...
Trump live updates: President says Fed Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’ after tariff comments
President says Fed Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’ after tariff comments - President lashes out at Fed ...
Fed chair warns of high inflation and slow economic growth. What is stagflation?
Financial experts worry the tariffs will slow the economy and increase inflation, leaving the Fed in a difficult position.
Trump suggests he could remove US Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said in the Oval Office to reporters on Thursday. View ...
Can Trump fire Jerome Powell? ‘If I want him out ... he will be out,’ president says of Fed chair
Powell was initially nominated by Trump in 2017, and he was appointed to another four-year term by President Joe Biden in 2022. At a November news conference, Powell indicated he would not step down ...