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'Bulls-eye on that person's back': Trump's attempt to sabotage top official could backfire
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump have been at odds with each other since the start of his ...
Trump calls Fed Chair Powell an ‘average mentally person’ and says he’s working on replacements
President Donald Trump stepped up attacks on his handpicked Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday, claiming Jerome Powell has “low IQ” and suggesting the list of potential replacements has been ...
S&P 500 & Nasdaq near records, Trump trolls Powell on rates: Live Updates
U.S. stocks have recovered nearly all the losses from April’s lows with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite just shy of new ...
Donald Trump unleashes tirade on Jerome Powell: "Very dumb, hardheaded"
President Donald Trump has called for the Federal Reserve to cut the benchmark interest rate by as much as three points.
Fed’s Powell repeats warning about tariffs as some GOP senators accuse him of bias
Some GOP senators criticized Powell, however, for characterizing tariffs as a potential driver of inflation. Sen. Pete Ricketts, a Republican from Nebraska, argued that the duties could simply act as ...
Markets Are Looking Past Iran, Israel. Why It’s a Trump-Powell Cease-Fire They Need and 5 Other Things to Know Today.
President bashes reports that nuclear facilities weren’t destroyed, defense stocks are a ‘mega force’ as NATO makes the case, ...