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President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell — whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair — earlier this week, ...
Top voices on Wall Street have expressed alarm over the idea that Trump could fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, emphasizing the ...
President Donald Trump, who made a television career out of saying “You’re fired!” to people, wants to say those words to ...
President Trump has become more hostile to the Federal Reserve’s chair. Markets aren’t worried yet, but some on Wall Street ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear ...
President Donald Trump denied reports he was planning to fire Jerome Powell. Can he even do that legally? Who nominated the Fed chair? What to know.
The president may try to terminate the Fed chair’s tenure early. But whether Trump has the ability to do so isn’t clear.
The independence of central banks, which allows policymakers to operate free from political meddling, is considered ...
The Federal Reserve is an independent organization, meant to be insulated from politics, and the Supreme Court suggested this ...
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, offered support Wednesday for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose policies she frequently criticizes.
The president suggested he could attempt to remove the Fed chair for cause, arguing the central bank spent too much money on renovations of two historic office buildings.
This past April, when President Donald Trump started flirting with the notion of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell, stocks and the dollar tumbled because investors worried that even talking about such a ...