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White House Keeps Pressure on Powell Over Rate Cuts and Renovations
President Trump and his top aides have criticized Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, for his management of both the economy and ...
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White House pressure on Fed intensifies as Trump signals Powell’s exit
Trump urges major Fed rate cuts, questions Powell’s motives, and backs probe into central bank spending and effectiveness.
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White House Ramps Up Pressure in Campaign To Nudge Powell Out of the Job
He has faced criticism from the White House and their Republican allies in Congress for his lack of interest in cutting rates ...
White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell
Russell T. Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said he and other administration officials wanted access ...
White House escalates pressure campaign on Fed chair by targeting its headquarters renovation
President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates ...
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How the White House is broadening its pressure campaign on Fed chief Jerome Powell
The Fed has long maintained independence from the White House to avoid political pressures influencing monetary policy.
White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell
A dispute over the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its headquarters could provide the pretext to attempt the removal of Fed ...
'Huge deal': White House probe fuels speculation Trump could oust Powell
The investigation into cost overruns on a renovation of Fed headquarters is drawing concern that it's a pretext to eventually ...
Contenders to succeed Powell slam Fed chair as White House pressure intensifies
Two top contenders to replace Jerome Powell slammed the Fed chair for a $2.5 billion renovation of the central bank's ...