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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has already started — as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure for the top central banker to step aside before his term ends.
A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.
The most recent criticisms against Fed chair Jerome Powell come after President Donald Trump continues to demand lower interest rates.
A source familiar with the matter told Axios that Powell directed Inspector General Michael Horowitz to examine the project’s costs.
Is the Fed chairman, Jay Powell, going to make it through the weekend? There is talk that he is being forced to resign. President Trump, of course, is on
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Trump administration official Bill Pulte released a statement suggesting that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is considering resigning amid mounting pressure on his leadership.
The investigation into cost overruns on a renovation of Fed headquarters is drawing concern that it's a pretext to eventually fire the central bank chief.
Powell has been repeatedly criticized by the president over the U.S. central bank’s resistance to cut interest rates despite Trump’s demands to do so. In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” Hassett was asked if the president has the authority to order Powell’s removal.