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Trump will likely fire Fed's Jerome Powell

How the Fed sets rates — and why Powell can't move rates alone

President Trump's war on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is taking on a more aggressive form, bringing Trump a step closer to trying to oust the head of the Fed. Why it matters: Trump wants Powell to cut interest rates,

Bloomberg · 4h

Trump Versus Powell: How Far Can He Push the Fed Chair?

The US president regularly blasts the central bank chair, whom he appointed. Now Trump’s allies appear to be building a case for firing him

HuffPost on MSN · 3h

Trump Indicates He May Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The president told Republican lawmakers he's likely to oust the man overseeing the Federal Reserve, according to multiple reports.

Fed Sep. Rate Cut Now In Balance

Reuters · 7h

Trump boxes in Fed with extreme rate cut calls

While almost no one thinks Donald Trump's verbal attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are a positive development, they have electrified the debate about whether the U.S. president is right that interest rates are too high.

MarketWatch · 1d

After CPI inflation report, fed-funds futures point to September rate cut

Traders in the federal-funds futures market continued to expect on Tuesday the Federal Reserve to hold its benchmark rate steady this month, as they weighed the latest inflation data. Fed-funds futures showed a 97.

Barron's · 11h

Fed September Rate Cut Now In the Balance

Whether the Federal Reserve cuts rates in September is now looking like a 50/50 call after June’s inflation data. Traders are pricing in a 50.5% chance of the Fed lowering borrowing costs by a quarter point,

30mon MSN

Trump eyes opportunity to oust Powell in $700 million overrun on Fed building extension

When a reporter asked if the expensive renovation was a fireable offense, Trump replied, “I think it sort of is." ...

47m

Trump Appears to Go TACO on Rumors He’ll Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Powell was nominated by Trump in November 2017 and was confirmed by the Senate in January 2018. The Fed chair’s term lasts ...

Mediaite on MSN1h

Clip of Trump Praising Fed Chair Powell’s ‘Good Judgement’ Goes Viral Amid President’s Vicious Attacks

In a resurfaced clip from 2017, President Donald Trump sang the praises of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when he first ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)20h

How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision

A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of ...

1don MSN

Fed's extended rate hike campaign is expanding banks' net interest margins, says Argus Research's Biggar

CNBC's "Closing Bell" team discusses what to expect from upcoming bank earnings with Stephen Biggar, director of financial ...

21h

Why Trump getting his way on interest rates could signal weakness

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve should set its benchmark interest rate at 1% to lower government ...

US stocks swing as Trump says he discussed firing the Federal Reserve’s chair

Stocks had been rising modestly in the morning following a better-than-expected update on inflation across the country. But midmorning news reports that Trump was likely to fire Fed Chair Jerome ...

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