Tag: Federal Reserve
Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply escalated his criticisms of the Federal Reserve on Monday, publicly urging a comprehensive investigation into the central bank’s operations...
A weak housing market could deliver rate cuts and rescue the Fed from Trump
The Federal Reserve is keeping a close eye on President Donald Trump’s tariffs and how they will affect inflation, but the housing market may...
Trump’s ambitions collide with Epstein, Fed and health concerns
For President Donald Trump, whose political career has benefited from voter anxiety over Washington elites, the health of his predecessor and the riches of...
What if the Fed cut rates to just 1% like Trump wants? An analyst says it’s ‘ludicrous’ and may scare businesses
Amid the White House’s unrelenting pressure campaign on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump has not only demanded that the central bank...
Fed officials grow more outspoken—and split—over interest rate cuts
Federal Reserve officials are having a hard time agreeing on what lies ahead for the U.S. economy in a time of unprecedented tariffs, a...
Fed board member and possible Powell replacement says bank should cut rate this month because growth is slowing ‘significantly’
Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s governing board, said in a speech in New York City that the economy is showing signs of weakening, with...
For one hour, investors got a taste of a new world where the Fed is run by a ‘stooge’—and they hated every minute of it
The markets got a taste yesterday of what it would be like if President Trump fired U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell—and they threw...
Trump says he ‘talked about the concept of firing’ Jerome Powell. Stocks went for a ride
President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip Wednesday after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the...
Trump confirms private talks about firing Jerome Powell, swears he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to do so as markets gyrate
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours...
Trump asked GOP lawmakers if he should fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Washington — President Trump on Tuesday asked a group of House Republicans if he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...