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‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing
Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...
Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve holds rates steady despite immense pressure from Trump to cut, cut, cut
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at between 4.25% and 4.5% following the most recent Federal Open Market ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he expects "rocky road" for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said he understands President Trump's frustration with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
Q&A: What Do Federal Reserve Officials Hope to Learn in Two Months?
Setting rates is sometimes more art than science, especially when the economy keeps defying predictions. Fed officials are ...
Everyone’s watching Jerome Powell as warnings flash for the U.S. economy
The July jobs report goes a long way toward providing the evidence of a weaker labor market that the Fed needs to justify ...