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Fed Officials Stick to Cautious Message on Rate Cuts Despite Pressure From Trump
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, has made clear that pre-emptive interest rate cuts are not appropriate for ...
Vance says Powell is a ‘nice guy’ who is ‘wrong about almost everything’
Vice President Vance praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as a person during a recent interview but argued he has been ...
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Top Trump aides urged president to tone down attacks on Jerome Powell
The president’s about-face on the central bank chief, following advice from his treasury and commerce secretaries, sent ...
Who Is Jerome Powell?
Jerome H. Powell has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) since May 25, 2012, appointed by then-President Barack Obama to fill an unexpired term. He was ...
What to know about the Fed’s decision.
The Federal Reserve stuck to a wait-and-see approach as officials brace for President Trump’s tariffs to stoke higher ...
Trump claims prices are down. Here’s what the data actually shows.
While prices for certain goods have declined, inflation remained elevated even before tariffs show up in the data.