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Meddling With the Fed Could Backfire on Trump
Slashing government interest rates could have the paradoxical effect of raising the interest rates paid in the real world.
Jerome Powell must quit to save the Fed, one prominent economist says
The Federal Reserve’s independence from political interference, viewed as sacrosanct inside the central bank, is under siege.
Fed officials, banking experts discuss regulatory rewrite effort at conference
The Federal Reserve continued work on its comprehensive effort to rewrite bank rules with a daylong conference at its ...
Fed Chair Powell Opens Conference Without a Word on Monetary Policy
In opening a Federal Reserve conference on banking regulation on Tuesday, Chair Jerome Powell skipped making any controversy ...
Top Trump official slated to inspect Fed's $2.5B renovation amid cost scrutiny
White House deputy chief of staff James Blair will visit the renovation site at the Federal Reserve's headquarters amid ...
Fed Newly Defends Renovations as White House Intensifies Attacks
The Trump administration has seized on the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its building in what legal experts say could be ...
Fed still set for extended hold in 2025, but likelihood of easing is rising
For the moment, our central forecast still sees the Fed remaining on hold throughout 2025. For 2026, we have changed our base ...
Fed chair Jerome Powell resignation letter fake appears to dupe Trump-boosting Republican senator
A fake resignation letter generated by AI fooled Utah Senator Mike Lee into thinking that Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal ...
Fed Chair warns of 'uncertainties' as Trump’s tariffs decision looms
On July 22nd, Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, responded to questions on Trump tariffs, calling it 'uncertain,' noting that ...