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Trump to Name New Fed Governor, Jobs Data Head

How a former staffer got the Fed’s renovation cost overruns onto Trump’s radar
The Washington Examiner spoke with Andrew Levin, the Dartmouth economist and former Fed official who prompted increased scrutiny of the multiyear project.
Trump says Fed's Powell should be put 'out to pasture'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Federal Reverse Chairman Jerome Powell should be "put out to pasture." He ...
Can Trump fire Jerome Powell? What to know about Fed chair Trump calls ‘too stupid’
President Donald Trump has long criticized Jerome Powell about interest rates. The Federal Reserve did not drop rates recently. Can Trump fire Powell?
Fed’s Powell sticks with patient approach to rate cuts, brushing off Trump’s demands
The chair acknowledged that if the Fed cut its rate too soon, inflation could move higher, and if it cut too late, then the ...
Have we seen Powell's last rate cut as Fed chair?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear on Wednesday that the resilient U.S. labor market is currently the primary ...
A vacancy on the Fed is opening early as Trump urges board to ‘assume control’ if Powell doesn’t cut rates
In the press conference following the Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged, Powell hesitated to guide toward a rate in the ...
Waiting for a Fed rate cut? Chair Powell offered few signals of one, economists say
Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not ...
The Fed Won’t Cut Rates, but Jerome Powell’s Colleagues Are Getting Restless
“If they don’t dissent, then the stock and bond markets could rally significantly on expectations that the FOMC participants ...
Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...
Equities retreat as Powell dampens Fed Sept cut hopes
U.S. stocks closed well off earlier highs after a choppy session on Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell chilled ...
Trump Implies Departing Kugler Agreed With Him on Fed Policy. Her Speeches Suggest Otherwise.
President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler, who announced her surprise resignation ...