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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.
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.
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Powell has said politics don't play a part in Fed rate decisions. He and his colleagues have held the key overnight borrowing rate in place since December, though markets largely expect a cut is on the way not at the Fed's July meeting, but in September.
The White House is criticizing an expensive renovation at Federal Reserve headquarters as President Donald Trump pursues a pressure campaign to lower interest rates.
A recent letter from the White House is raising eyebrows in Washington — with some analysts speculating it may be part of a broader push to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The letter, issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said on Thursday he thought the financial market was underestimating the possibility of U.S. interest rates climbing higher, a prospect he described as a "cause for concern".
Trump, who has repeatedly slammed Powell over his unwillingness to slash interest rates, added that his nemesis “should resign immediately” if the investigation proves he misled
The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June, beating analyst expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.