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Trump mulls a ‘shadow’ Fed chair

Trump mulls a ‘shadow’ Fed chair as he rips Powell on rate cuts. Is the president right?

President Trump certainly thinks so. He’s pounding the table for immediate rate cuts, and two of the central bank’s five governors agree. In a rare public break, they said it would make sense to start reducing rates as soon as their next meeting in July, not months down the road as Fed chair Jerome Powell has suggested.

The New York Times · 2d

Powell Reiterates Fed’s Wait-and-See Approach Before Cutting Rates

The Fed chair told lawmakers that the central bank could afford to be patient amid uncertainty about how President Trump’s policies would affect the economy, even as divisions between officials emerged.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds firm on interest rates, resisting pressure to cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who is testifying before Congress this week, said tariffs are "likely to push up prices."

Fed's Powell Repeats Warning About Tariffs

USA TODAY · 1d

Powell warns ending Fed interest on reserves would be 'volatile' and costly

Powell said when it comes to taking the interest on reserve power away, "there's an illusion that it would save money. That is not the case."

Wall Street Journal · 2d

Powell: Fed Must Consider Costs of Being Wrong on Inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is taking a more cautious approach to the effects of President Trump’s tariff increases than it did in 2019 because recent increases in tariff rates are much larger and because the economy is coming off a period of much higher inflation.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Fed's Powell Repeats Warning About Tariffs as Some GOP Senators Accuse Him of Bias

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will likely push up inflation in the coming months, even as some Republican senators suggested the cha

2don MSN

Powell says Fed can wait to reduce interest rates as Trump demands cuts

Trump is urging the Fed to cut rates to save the U.S. government money on its interest payments affixed to the vast national ...

2don MSN

Will Powell shift stance on rates amid Trump attacks, Israel-Iran conflict?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is standing by his wait-and-see message on interest rates despite Trump's pressure and ...

1don MSN

Tariffs Are Keeping Interest Rates High

Interest rates may have fallen this year, if not for the uncertainty and higher costs created by President Donald Trump's ...

22hon MSN

Rate debate among the Fed has analysts questioning who’s ‘auditioning’ for Powell’s job already

ANALYSIS: President Trump has said he may move up the announcement of Powell's replacement, with analysts looking for public ...

S&P 500 & Nasdaq near records, Trump trolls Powell on rates: Live Updates

U.S. stocks have recovered nearly all the losses from April’s lows with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite just shy of new ...

Powell defends Fed’s ‘careful’ approach amid Trump insults, GOP pressure

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday defended the central bank’s reluctance to cut interest rates amid questions from Senate Republicans and a barrage of insults from President Trump.

1don MSN

Howard Lutnick Accuses Jerome Powell Over Trump Tariff Revenue

Powell said the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates until the impact of tariffs on inflation is clearer.

Powell Heads to Capitol Hill. What to Watch.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to appear before Congress this week for his semiannual update on the economy and ...

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