Federal Reserve, Powell and White House
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell is resisting President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates, saying the Fed should not take debt and deficits into account.
President Donald Trump has spent months criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, most recently arguing that the central bank should immediately cut interest rates to make it easier for the United States to finance ballooning deficits,
President Trump took questions from reporters Friday morning on the south lawn of the White House where he was asked whether or not he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
President Donald Trump has said the quiet part out loud. His threats to terminate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell if Powell doesn’t cut interest rates are motivated by one simple desire: to make it cheaper for the administration to add about $4 trillion to the federal debt.
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Mediaite on MSNMaggie Haberman Says Trump Is Trying To Make Jerome Powell ‘As Miserable as Possible’CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman said President Donald Trump is aiming to make Jerome Powell's life "as miserable as possible."
A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.
Donald Trump is narrowing down his short list of possible successors to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, as he resists the president’s very public calls to cut interest rates. The top contenders include two Kevins,