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A vacancy on the Fed is opening early as Trump urges board to ‘assume control’ if Powell doesn’t cut rates

In the press conference following the Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged, Powell hesitated to guide toward a rate in the ...

Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates

Her resignation now paves the way for Trump to put his own nominee in for the Board of Governors. Two of his prior ...

Trump: Fed board should assume control if Powell won't lower interest rates

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged the Federal Reserve board to assume control if Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues ...

U.S. Economy Grew 3% Despite Trump's Tariffs as He Repeats Call for Fed Chair To Lower Rates

The economy grew at a healthy rate despite the back-and-forth with Trump's tariffs, but the true test will come after the ...

Trump promises lower interest rates. But he doesn't have that power

Former President Donald Trump promised to lower interest rates if reelected. But the Fed, which sets the key rate, operates ...

Fed leaves rates unchanged despite Trump's pressure, with two governors dissenting

The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments after the ...

Sunday shows preview: Trump economy reverberates amid tariff uncertainty

President Trump’s economy reverberated this week amid tariff uncertainty, the weak job report on Friday and the subsequent ...

US top official signals Donald Trump’s tariff rates ‘pretty much set’ ahead of August 7 rollout

US President Donald Trump’s global tariff plan is about to take effect, with a revised set of customised tariffs—ranging from ...