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Central bank independence needs a better defence: Peacock
Investors may be fixated on Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve, but the Bank of England also faces increasing ...
Economic council head says Trump's ability to fire Fed's Powell is 'being looked into'
In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with ...
Hassett Says White House Probing Fed Renovation Costs, Authority to Fire Powell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cause if ...
White House defends tariffs on Brazil despite trade surplus
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil on ABC News ...
Economist explains why Trump threatening to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell is counterproductive.
MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Lael Brainard, former director of the National Economic Council under President Biden and ...
Trump Allies Open New Front With Powell Over Building Rehab
President Donald Trump and his allies have seized upon a new way to criticize the head of the US central bank: his handling ...
Now, central bank chief targeted for ‘ostentatious’ Fed renovation costs
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett stated President Trump possesses the authority to dismiss Federal Reserve chair ...
Monetary policy at the world’s most important central bank could hinge on an argument over building renovation specs
The latest spat between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve is sounding more like a home-improvement reality TV ...
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Trump says Powell should resign immediately
US President Donald Trump continued to pressure Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, stating that he should resign ...
The Fed Is Built to Resist Trump’s Meddling
Efforts to influence monetary policy are unfortunate and misguided, but the central bank is not a dictatorship directed by ...
Dow futures sink as Trump keeps pushing tariffs while White House suggests Powell’s job could be at risk
After Wall Street previously downplayed risks from President Donald Trump's trade war, investors are starting to take his ...
Navarro touts ‘Trumpnomics’ in rant against Powell, Federal Reserve
White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro touted “Trumpnomics” in a recent interview during a rant against Jerome Powell, slamming the Federal Reserve chair as a “pure partisan” actor who, in ...