Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues will step into the central bank’s board room on Tuesday to deliberate on interest rates at a time of immense political pressure, evolving trade policy,
President Donald Trump used a rare visit to the Federal Reserve on Thursday to renew his pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, telling reporters that costs to renovate the Fed’s buildings were exorbitant. Powell shook his head at times during the president’s remarks.
U.S. President Donald Trump toured the Federal Reserve this week in the first instance of an incumbent leader visiting the central bank since 2006. Despite some visible squabbling with chair Jerome Powell over the construction costs of the Fed's new headquarters and Trump's repeated insistence to lower interest rates,
President Donald Trump said he won't fire Jerome Powell following a clash at the Federal Reserve that saw the Fed chair correct the president.
President Trump visited the Federal Reserve's headquarters in Washington, keeping up the intense pressure he's been putting on Fed chair Jerome Powell.
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Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Azoria Capital's lawsuit claims that the bank's closed-door meetings violate the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976.
As the president toured the central bank’s Washington headquarters, he slapped its chief, Jay Powell, on the back and said: “I would love it if he lowered interest rates.” Powell’s awkward laugh in the moments that followed underscores how Trump is publicly challenging the Fed in a way never seen in the history of the central bank.
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said he understands President Trump's frustration with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but reiterated that he's uncertain about "what the legal parameters are" if the president fires him .