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Why is Trump unhappy with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and what does the Federal Reserve do?
President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell — whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair — earlier this week, ...
What’s holding up interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve?
Right now, inflation is still hovering just above the Federal Reserve’s target and data is mixed. That’s why Fed Chair Jerome ...
Can Trump fire the Fed chair? He’s building a $2.5 billion excuse
The Federal Reserve is an independent organization, meant to be insulated from politics, and the Supreme Court suggested this ...
'Reduce the credibility dramatically of the central bank.' Trump attacks the Fed chair, sending a chill through the global economy
The escalating campaign by Donald Trump against the Federal Reserve chairman is unnerving the global economy. Ron Insana and ...
Federal Reserve says building renovation complies with law, defends costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said the agency’s renovation of two of its buildings is in ...
Federal Reserve's Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting
A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, ...
The Global Risks That Come With the Loss of an Independent Fed
It isn’t just the U.S. Other countries have also come to expect an independent U.S. central bank.
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Can Donald Trump fire Jerome Powell, US Federal Reserve chair?
Trump questions Fed Chair Powell’s tenure, hints fraud, yet experts view removal improbable due to legal constraints.
With Trump threatening Powell, what's at stake with an independent federal reserve?
“It’s by now widely agreed, almost all over the world: If you leave monetary policy in political hands, you’ll get too much inflation,” Alan Blinder, a professor of economics at Princeton University ...
Does Trump Have the Authority to Fire Fed Chair Powell?
The president may try to terminate the Fed chair’s tenure early. But whether Trump has the ability to do so isn’t clear.
Can Donald Trump fire the chair of the US Federal Reserve?
President Donald Trump has once again spooked markets by raising the prospect of prematurely replacing the chair of the Federal Reserve with someone who would more readily cut the ...