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Jerome Powell defends $2.5B Federal Reserve renovation: ‘Good stewards of public resources’
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell defended his $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project near the National Mall ...
Federal Reserve's Waller says central bank should cut rates at next meeting
A top Federal Reserve official said late Thursday that the central bank should cut its key interest rate later this month, ...
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Powell not lowering interest rates is due to ‘politics,’ economist argues
First Trust Advisors L.P. chief economist Brian Wesbury discusses the Federal Reserve’s leadership, cutting interest rates ...
Top Fed Official Backs July Rate Cut as Trump Ramps Up Pressure
Christopher Waller, a potential contender to be the next chair of the central bank, said the Federal Reserve should not wait ...
Fed Gov. Waller Makes the Case for Cutting Interest Rates in 2 Weeks
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller on Thursday called for the central bank to cut interest rates at its July meeting, ...
Why the White House is attacking Jerome Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a renovation of the Fed's HQ and ...
Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.75%, second straight uptick
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, ...
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Fact Check Team: What’s holding up Fed interest rate cuts?
WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump is once again putting public pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling for interest rate cuts amid signs of a cooling labor market. But while ...
Inflation Won’t Lead to Rate Cuts but a Weakening Economy Just Might
President Donald Trump may ultimately get his wish for lower interest rates, but it isn’t likely to be the result of his ...