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
Tag: Jerome Powell
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
Morning Brief: GDP Up, Interest Rates Steady, EPA Rolls Back Regulations & ICE Is Recruiting
The U.S. economy grew by an unexpected 3% last quarter, but the Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady, drawing criticism from President Trump. The Read More
Trump signs rescissions package, closes out week with trip to Scotland
Trump visited the Federal Reserve headquarters, signed the rescissions package, and headed off to Scotland this week.
Trump’s Enduring Support And Strategic Restraint
Some people are panicking over supposed polls showing President Trump’s decreased popularity. Let’s get real for just one second. The actual statistics on President Trump’s Read More
Trump Believes Fed Chair Will ‘Start Recommending Lower Rates’
President Donald Trump said on Friday that his meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome on Thursday was “very good,” adding that he believes Powell is Read More
‘Trump Is 100% Correct’: POTUS Vindicated In Fed Renovation Clash With Powell
President Donald Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell publicly disagreed on Thursday about the cost of renovations to the Federal Reserve’s headquarters — and Trump, Read More
Morning Brief: Russiagate Reckoning & Trump V. Powell
President Trump personally inspects the Federal Reserve amid a pressure campaign on its chairman, as his administration secures major trade deals with Japan and Indonesia. New Read More
‘Lower Interest Rates!’: Trump Takes To Social Media After Meeting With Fed Chair
Striking a somewhat cordial tone, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday evening, after an awkward meeting with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, whom Read More
Trump To Visit Fed Reserve, Pressures Powell Again To Lower Interest Rates
President Donald Trump is set to visit the Federal Reserve on Thursday, a trip that follows his repeated criticism of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell over Read More