Trump slams Fed Chair Powell
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The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has already raised doubts about their credibility.
The White House accuses the Fed chair of potentially "violating the law" in his renovation of the central bank's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
President Trump took questions from reporters Friday morning on the south lawn of the White House where he was asked whether or not he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
President Donald Trump has spent months criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, most recently arguing that the central bank should immediately cut interest rates to make it easier for the United States to finance ballooning deficits,
The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.
President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell over the weekend, calling him a stupid person for not
President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell on Monday, criticizing him for not cutting short-term interest rates right away to match lower borrowing costs in other countries.