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Why is Trump unhappy with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and what does the Federal Reserve do?
President Trump floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell — whom he first appointed Federal Reserve chair — earlier this week, after years of on-and-off criticism over interest rates.
Fed's Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates at the end of this month amid mounting risks to the economy and the strong likelihood that tariff-induced inflation will not drive a persistent rise in price pressures.
Can Trump fire the Fed Chair? He’s building a $2.5 billion excuse
The Federal Reserve is an independent organization, meant to be insulated from politics, and the Supreme Court suggested this year that President Donald Trump would need a reason, or cause, to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Everybody's Business: Trump's Fed fight, Staycations
Such a firing would potentially be illegal (as the Supreme Court recently noted) and undermine decades of goodwill that Fed policymakers have built up with investors. Trump quickly took the threat back,
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'Reduce the credibility dramatically of the central bank.' Trump attacks the Fed chair, sending a chill through the global economy
The escalating campaign by Donald Trump against the Federal Reserve chairman is unnerving the global economy. Ron Insana and Max Chafkin discuss on The 11th Hour.
Top Fed Official Backs July Rate Cut as Trump Ramps Up Pressure
Christopher Waller, a potential contender to be the next chair of the central bank, said the Federal Reserve should not wait for the labor market to weaken to reduce interest rates.
Fed Gov. Waller Makes the Case for Cutting Interest Rates in 2 Weeks
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller on Thursday called for the central bank to cut interest rates at its July meeting, breaking ranks with Chair Jerome Powell and staking out the most forceful case yet for easing policy this summer.
The Fed Should Cut Rates in July, Waller Says
A Federal Reserve governor seen as a candidate to succeed Chair Jerome Powell laid out his strongest case yet for a rate cut this month, aligning himself with President Trump's demands that the central bank lower interest rates.
Memo To The Fed And The Treasury Department: It’s The Dollar, Stupid
What’s being overlooked in the pyrotechnics over the Federal Reserve is the most important issue of all: the integrity and stability of the dollar.
Bill Pulte Is One of Powell’s Biggest Critics. What He Has to Say About the Fed.
As the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte oversees the system that helps keep the U.S. mortgage market liquid.
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