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One of Trump's top picks for Fed chair doubles down on rate cut demands
Governor Christopher Waller's comments come as tensions between Fed Chair Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump have ...
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Fed’s Waller: I’d Support ‘Good News’ Rate Cuts This Year
A short-lived bump in tariff-driven inflation could pass quickly enough to allow interest-rate cuts this year, especially if levies ease, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said. New ...
President Trump’s threat to fire Fed Chair sparks outcry, concern
President Donald Trump is once again intensifying his calls for interest rate cuts while lobbing insults at the source of his ...
Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters
President Donald Trump has opened up a new front in his attack on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell: He says ...
A disaster for working Americans: Trump’s attacks on Fed chair Jerome Powell risk tanking the dollar
Donald Trump’s attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell threaten far more than one man’s job—they endanger the entire U.S. and global economy. The Fed was intentionally designed to operate ...