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Trump Wants Lower Rates. Firing Powell Could Push Them Higher.
Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher ...
3 ways Trump trying to fire Powell could backfire
If President Donald Trump were to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could have unintended and severe consequences ...
Fed's rate-cut delay intact as inflation fears override Trump pressure
The case for a U.S. interest rate cut remains unresolved as Federal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting later ...
Fed Gov. Waller Makes the Case for Cutting Interest Rates in 2 Weeks
The speech comes as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the Fed to lower borrowing costs. Trump has repeatedly ...
Federal Reserve’s Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting
A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, ...
Hedge funds favour short-dated, convertible bonds if Fed's Powell leaves early
Hedge funds say they are prepared if U.S. President Donald Trump fires Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before his term ...
A top Fed official, considered a candidate to replace Powell, keeps calling for a rate cut this month
“With inflation near target and the upside risks to inflation limited, we should not wait until the labor market deteriorates ...
Why the White House is attacking Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a yearslong renovation ...