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Why Trump’s attacks on Jerome Powell are raising fears for the US economy
The US president’s broadsides have raised fears for the independence of the Federal Reserve. United States President Donald ...
Obama-Era Economic Advisor Warns Ending Fed Independence Could Lead to 'Higher' Mortgage Rates: How High? — 'That Depends On...'
University of Michigan economist and former Obama White House advisor Betsey Stevenson issued a stark warning about the ...
Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen: The Fed Must Be Independent
Mr. Bernanke and Ms. Yellen are both economists and former chairs of the Federal Reserve. As former chairs of the Federal ...
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Bessent calls for US Fed ‘internal review’
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Monday for the Federal Reserve to conduct an “exhaustive internal review of its ...
Fed reform may move markets more than Powell ouster
Changing the way the Federal Reserve operates or assesses the economy may have a more durable impact on policy and markets ...
The next Fed chair's dilemma: Maintain Fed independence while pleasing Trump
It is becoming clear what the major challenge will be for Jerome Powell's successor: maintaining the Fed's independence while ...
Trump's Fed attacks puncture veneer of central bank independence
If U.S. President Donald Trump's public attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have achieved one thing, it has been ...
Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters
Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this ...
Explainer-Why Trump's Push for a 1% Fed Policy Rate Could Spell Trouble for US Economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve should set its benchmark interest rate at 1% to ...
Can the Fed stay independent? Trump-era adviser may put it to the test.
Kevin Hassett's Trump-era makeover is fueling questions about the independence of the Federal Reserve as he emerges as a leading contender to succeed Jerome H. Powell as chair.
The US economy is in a good place, but the Federal Reserve is not
The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst.
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Federal Reserve Can Fight Recession With Lessons from Its Past
In the 1930s and 1970s, the Fed lost its way, and the economy went off the rails. Those experiences demonstrated that without an effective central bank, the US economy suffers, sometimes ...