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Economist explains why Trump threatening to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell is counterproductive.
MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Lael Brainard, former director of the National Economic Council under President Biden and ...
Economic council head says Trump's ability to fire Fed's Powell is 'being looked into'
In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with ...
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Debate Over Fed Chair Powell's Tenure Amidst Renovation Cost Controversy
U.S. President Donald Trump might seek to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over alleged $700 million cost overruns on ...
Investors beware: Fiscal dominance and financial repression ahead
The Federal Reserve is maintaining its current policy stance in order to assess the impact of President Trump’s protectionist ...
Trump ‘certainly' can fire Fed chair Powell ‘if there's cause': Hassett
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the White House is looking into whether it has the authority to fire ...
Navarro touts ‘Trumpnomics’ in rant against Powell, Federal Reserve
White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro touted “Trumpnomics” in a recent interview during a rant against Jerome Powell, slamming the Federal Reserve chair as a “pure partisan” actor who, in ...
President Trump should leave the Fed alone | Opinion
Trump's pressure on the Fed to lower interest rates clashes with the Fed's concerns about inflation and unsteady fiscal ...
2 former Fed economists say Chair Jerome Powell is facing an epic conundrum
It hasn't been an easy start to 2025 for Jerome Powell. Unfortunately for the Fed chair, the second half of the year is likely to be even tougher.