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The Fed Is Built to Resist Trump’s Meddling
Efforts to influence monetary policy are unfortunate and misguided, but the central bank is not a dictatorship directed by ...
BTC price in 'crisis mode' at $123K: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Celebrations are everywhere this week as BTC/USD passes $120,000 for the first time in a giant surge higher. All-time highs ...
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Trump says Powell should resign immediately
US President Donald Trump continued to pressure Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, stating that he should resign ...
Central bank independence needs a better defence: Peacock
Investors may be fixated on Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve, but the Bank of England also faces increasing ...
Hassett says White House probing Fed renovation costs, authority to fire Powell
U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cause if evidence supports that, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday and that the ...
Trump Is Considering a ‘Shadow Fed.’ Here’s Why That's Risky
President Donald Trump has signaled he’s already looking to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell far earlier than ...
White House defends tariffs on Brazil despite trade surplus
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil on ABC News ...
Economist explains why Trump threatening to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell is counterproductive.
MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Lael Brainard, former director of the National Economic Council under President Biden and ...
Economic council head says Trump's ability to fire Fed's Powell is 'being looked into'
In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with ...
Monetary policy at the world’s most important central bank could hinge on an argument over building renovation specs
The latest spat between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve is sounding more like a home-improvement reality TV ...
From tariffs to universities, Trump’s negotiating style is often less dealmaking and more coercion
President Donald Trump prides himself on being a dealmaker, but his negotiating style is more ultimatum than compromise.
Navarro touts ‘Trumpnomics’ in rant against Powell, Federal Reserve
White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro touted “Trumpnomics” in a recent interview during a rant against Jerome Powell, slamming the Federal Reserve chair as a “pure partisan” actor who, in ...