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Jerome Powell

Jerome Powell

Federal Reserve Chairman

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Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair; Tillis blocks confirmation over Powell probe

Jan 30, 2026

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair; Tillis blocks confirmation over Powell probe

Fed holds rates steady as DOJ investigates Powell and Trump searches for successor

Jan 28, 2026

Fed holds rates steady as DOJ investigates Powell and Trump searches for successor

Commerce Secretary promises 6% GDP growth while workers' share of GDP hits lowest point since 1947

Jan 22, 2026

Commerce Secretary promises 6% GDP growth while workers' share of GDP hits lowest point since 1947

Supreme Court signals it will keep Lisa Cook at Fed as DOJ opens criminal investigation of Powell

Jan 21, 2026

Supreme Court signals it will keep Lisa Cook at Fed as DOJ opens criminal investigation of Powell

Stock market plunges as Trump's Greenland threats spark transatlantic trade war

Jan 20, 2026

Stock market plunges as Trump's Greenland threats spark transatlantic trade war

Trump officials push $3 meals as their tariffs drive largest food price spike in 27 months

Jan 14, 2026

Trump officials push $3 meals as their tariffs drive largest food price spike in 27 months

December inflation holds at 2.7% as DOJ probes Fed chair

Jan 13, 2026

December inflation holds at 2.7% as DOJ probes Fed chair

Trump pitches affordability in Detroit amid 2.7% inflation

Jan 13, 2026

Trump pitches affordability in Detroit amid 2.7% inflation

DOJ launches criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Jan 12, 2026

DOJ launches criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Supreme Court to hear Fed Governor Cook firing case

Nov 26, 2025

Supreme Court to hear Fed Governor Cook firing case

Federal Reserve cuts rates; new Fed governor Stephen Miran dissents and urges bigger reductions

Sep 17, 2025

Federal Reserve cuts rates; new Fed governor Stephen Miran dissents and urges bigger reductions

Firms absorb some tariff costs as PPI falls, not "CEOs hide Trump inflation"

Sep 10, 2025

Firms absorb some tariff costs as PPI falls, not "CEOs hide Trump inflation"

Bessent demands Fed surrender banking oversight to Treasury

Sep 5, 2025

Bessent demands Fed surrender banking oversight to Treasury

Fed governor waller campaigns for powell job while advocating Trump-favored rate cuts

Sep 3, 2025

Fed governor waller campaigns for powell job while advocating Trump-favored rate cuts

Treasury bond selloff pushes 30-year yields toward 5% amid global debt concerns

Sep 1, 2025

Treasury bond selloff pushes 30-year yields toward 5% amid global debt concerns

Fed Governor Cook refuses Trump's firing order

Aug 26, 2025

Fed Governor Cook refuses Trump's firing order

Bessent defends Fed independence while Trump destroys it

Aug 26, 2025

Bessent defends Fed independence while Trump destroys it

Trump tries to fire Fed governor Cook, who sues saying he can't

Aug 25, 2025

Trump tries to fire Fed governor Cook, who sues saying he can't

July CPI shows inflation climbing as Trump tariffs hit prices

Aug 12, 2025

July CPI shows inflation climbing as Trump tariffs hit prices

Treasury warns stablecoin loophole could threaten $6.6 trillion in bank deposits

Jul 19, 2025

Treasury warns stablecoin loophole could threaten $6.6 trillion in bank deposits

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