Powell, Trump and The National Capital Planning
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In a letter Thursday, the Federal Reserve chief rejected criticism the White House has leveled at him over the cost of renovation projects.
The central bank is poised to hold interest rates steady this month, but there could be a path to cut as early as September.
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If President Donald Trump were to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could have unintended and severe consequences that reverberate throughout the US economy and global markets.
President Donald Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act, which aims to combat the fentanyl crisis into law, during an event in the East Room of the White House. Trump was accompanied by various lawmakers and family members who have lost loved ones to the epidemic.
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President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell â whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair â earlier this week, after years of on-and-off criticism over interest rates.
P resident Donald Trump accused the Federal Reserve under Chairman Jerome Powell of "choking out the housing market" in his latest attack on the central bank's decision-making.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday itâs âhighly unlikelyâ that heâll fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after signaling otherwise a day earlier in a private meeting with lawmakers.
Donald Trump is once again turning up the heat on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, this time calling him âtruly one of my worst appointmentsâ and blaming him directly for freezing out young homebuyers with high interest rates.
A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.
Barronâs spoke with Tobin Marcus, head of U.S. policy and politics with Wolfe Research and a former White House advisor during the Obama era, about what could unfold if Trump follows through on such a move. An edited version of our conversation is below.
Warren added the next Fed chair will face a tough task proving theyâre committed to central bank autonomy, as concerns grow that Trump may nominate someone more loyal to him than to economic principles.