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Powell defends renovations
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Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny
The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, ...
China may be secretly stockpiling gold. Why that spells trouble for the U.S. dollar.
Bart Melek, head of commodity strategy at TD Securities, said China would stock up on gold mainly to diversify its $3.3 trillion foreign-exchange reserve, of which only 6.7% is gold. This is to ...
Unraveling the legal, economic and market ramifications if Trump tries to fire Fed Chair Powell
If President Donald Trump tries to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it would almost certainly set off a courtroom battle that legal and policy experts say is bound to get messy, with ...
Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters
President Donald Trump has opened up a new front in his attack on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell: He says the alledged mismanagement of a building renovation project could be grounds ...
Utilities Gain on Defensive Demand - Utilities Roundup
The SPDR Select Sector Utilities exchange-traded fund, which tracks the utilities industry group of the S&P 500, rose 1.7%, and is now up 10% for the year to date. Write to Rob Curran at ...