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Trump confirms Scott Bessent won't replace Powell as Fed chair amid rising tensions with central bank
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells President Donald Trump he wants to stay in his role rather than pursue Fed chair role as Jerome Powell succession process begins.
Donald Trump eyes new Fed Chair as he calls for Jerome Powell’s ouster
Two sitting Fed governors, Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, have already broken with Powell on interest rate policy.
Trump Claims He 'Most Likely' Will Not Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump claimed Friday he “most likely” will not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite persistently goading him to leave his post. Trump has publicly criticized the Fed chair for months for keeping interest rates steady despite the president’s insistence that Powell lower them.
Jerome Powell disagrees with Trump about cost of changes to Fed construction
President Trump visited the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington, keeping up the intense pressure he's been putting on Fed chair Jerome Powell.
Trump Narrows Fed Chair Candidates to Four, Excluding Treasury Secretary Bessent
President Donald Trump has narrowed down his list of potential candidates to lead the Federal Reserve to four people
Trump: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doesn't want to be Federal Reserve chair
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is no longer a possibility to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in 2026.
Trump Says Bessent Doesn’t Want to Be Nominated as Fed Chair
President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told him he didn’t want to be nominated to replace Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.
Trump shares who he is considering for Fed Chair if he ousts Powell
President Donald Trump revealed who he is considering to chair the Federal Reserve if he should oust Jerome Powell.
Trump Says Scott Bessent Won’t Be Fed Chair Pick As ‘He Does Not Want It’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a potential choice to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Despite pressure from Trump, Powell has reportedly informed some close allies and associates that he intends to serve out the rest of his term,
Donald Trump continues his attacks on the Fed Chairman
Trump has demanded that the Federal Reserve’s board of governors take control away from Fed Chair Jerome Powell over not cutting short-term interest rates.
Former Treasury secretary says Trump ss trying to "scapegoat" Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump has for months tried to pressure Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign from his post if he ...
Wall Street's Biggest Showdown -- Donald Trump vs. Jerome Powell -- Has Likely Already Been Decided but Not for the Reason You Might Think
The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average have endured heightened volatility in 2025, with President ...
Fed chief Jerome Powell is highly political, he is too late on rates: Donald Trump
The only time Powell wasn’t too late was when he lowered interest rates before elections, Trump said while speaking to CNBC.
Donald Trump Tears Into 'Too Angry, Too Stupid' Jerome Powell
Trump called the Fed chair "TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID, & TOO POLITICAL" after the central bank left interest rates unchanged ...
Trump urgently wants Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. That won't happen today, economists say.
President Trump has pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Here's what the experts think will happen at ...
Jerome Powell, King Of Understatement, Says Trump's Visit Was 'Nice'
The president's trip to the Federal Reserve ended in a showdown with the Fed chair over the falsely inflated cost of the ...
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 ...
Everyone’s watching Jerome Powell as warnings flash for the U.S. economy
The July jobs report goes a long way toward providing the evidence of a weaker labor market that the Fed needs to justify ...
‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing
Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair Jerome Powell ...