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Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Will Add $2.4 Trillion in Debt, CBO Predicts—as President Again Calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell To Lower Rates
The president's budget proposal sits with the Senate, but whether it'll listen to the CBO's findings remains to be seen.
Trump Pressures Fed’s Powell to Cut Rates ‘A Full Point’
President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by a full percentage point, intensifying his pressure ...
Trump presses Fed chief Powell to cut interest rate by full point despite strong jobs report
An increase in the number of U.S. jobs that was higher than expected makes it unlikely that the Federal Reserve will cut ...
Trump summons Fed's Powell, tells him he's making a mistake on rates
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Powell defends Fed independence after Trump pressures him to cut interest rates
The Federal Reserve chair said the two discussed "economic developments" but not his expectations for monetary policy at a ...
Powell defends Federal Reserve in Princeton speech amid onslaught of attacks from Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in ...
Powell taps DOJ inspector general as new watchdog for Fed, CFPB
Michael Horowitz previously won praise from Trump supporters for uncovering problems in the FBI’s handling of the ...
Fed policymakers flag inflation concerns, a view that argues against rate cuts
A pair of Federal Reserve policymakers signaled on Thursday that they believe higher inflation is for now a more pressing ...