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Four potential Powell replacements have been shortlisted by the betting market. Here's who's in the running to be the next Fed Chair.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration revoked $4 billion in federal funds for the California high-speed rail project.
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Becoming a federal prosecutor was a longtime professional dream for Erika Evans, one she achieved nearly four years ago.
"As a big business owner looking at rates at 1% or 2%, I'm definitely saying, 'what do you know that I don't?'"
President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates.
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller, an advocate for an immediate interest rate cut, said on Friday he would accept the job as head of the U.S. central bank if asked by President Donald Trump,
J.P. Morgan warned in a note that Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve and threats to fire Chair Powell could undercut central bank independence and increase inflation risks.
Warren added the next Fed chair will face a tough task proving they’re committed to central bank autonomy, as concerns grow that Trump may nominate someone more loyal to him than to economic principles.