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Fed's Powell Asks for Inspector General Review of Project Criticized by Trump Officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the U.S. central bank's inspector general to review the ...
Under fire by Trump over costs, Chair Powell seeks watchdog review of Fed building overhaul
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is asking an inspector general to review the cost of the central bank’s building ...
Trump Attacks Cost of Fed Building. Why That Puts Powell’s Job Under Pressure.
President Donald Trump ramped up the pressure on Jerome Powell, attacking the Federal Reserve Chair over the costly ...
Hassett says White House probing Fed renovation costs, authority to fire Powell
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for ...
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 ...
Trump slams Fed's Powell again, as White House eyes ways to fire him
Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday (July 13), ...
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 ...
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 ...
Why Trump removing Powell is the market's most underestimated risk
Analysts at Deutsche Bank consider the president's removal of Fed chief Jerome Powell "one of the largest under-priced event ...
Powell asks watchdog to probe Fed HQ renovations as Trump pressure grows
The move comes amid speculation that Trump, who has clashed with Powell over interest rates, might try to use the project to remove the Fed chief “for cause." ...
Under fire for cost overruns, Powell asks watchdog to review the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation plan
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the central bank’s inspector general to formally review an ongoing $2.5 billion renovation of the institution’s headquarters in Washington, DC, according ...
Powell Asks Fed’s Inspector General to Review Renovation Project
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has made a formal request that the central bank’s inspector general review its $2.5 billion building renovation, according to a spokesperson for the IG’s office.