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Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell
President Donald Trump is calling for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Kugler’s sudden exit from Fed accelerates Powell succession planning: UBS
The unexpected resignation of Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler on Friday has fast-tracked the search for a successor ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fed recap: Powell says no decision on September, must wait to see tariff impact on inflation
The central bank kept its target rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, but two policymakers disagreed with the decision.
Labor department’s data upset may have sealed the deal for a Fed interest rate cut
Until Friday, analysts had little confidence that the U.S. Federal Reserve was about to deliver an interest rate cut, but ...
Trump says he’ll tap new Fed candidate to take open role in the next couple of days
Trump also said on Sunday evening that he would appoint a new chief statistician to replace the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner he recently dismissed.