The U.S. economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Read More
Tag: Jerome Powell
Trump faces multiple legal setbacks as federal courts question broad presidential powers
President Trump contends with court battles over Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook’s firing and legal challenges to his trade and immigration policies.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Hints At Possible Rate Cut, Wall Street Cheers
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested on Friday that central bank policymakers could cut interest rates at their meeting next month under current conditions. During Read More
Trump Calls For Fed Official To Resign ‘Now’ After Mortage Fraud Allegations
President Donald Trump called for a top official at the Federal Reserve to step down after she was accused by federal officials of mortgage fraud. Read More
Trump threatens to sue ‘loser’ Jerome Powell: ‘Steve Manouychin really gave me a ‘beauty’
Trump said that his next line of attack against “loser” Jerome Powell for refusing to lower interest rates could be a lawsuit over his $2.5 Read More
Trump admin expands Fed chair search to 3 more candidates — including 2 vice chairs: report
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading a search for a successor to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whom President Trump has pushed all year, in vain, Read More
Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Vindicated by Jobs Slump; Powell Humiliated
The July jobs report was a disaster for the American worker, the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve, and Jerome Powell.
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Biden-Appointed Fed Governor Resigns As Trump Calls For Interest Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler announced her resignation on Friday, just two days after the Fed voted to keep interest rates steady for a fifth-straight Read More
Trump Fires Biden-Appointed Labor Statistics Boss After Major Revisions To Jobs Reports
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he ordered his team to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after Friday’s jobs report showed Read More
Fed’s Delay On Rate Cuts Threatens U.S. Economy, Say Two Dissenting Governors Eyeing Top Job
Federal Reserve Board Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, both appointed to the body by President Donald Trump, spoke out on Friday about their dissent Read More