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On Wednesday morning, as markets worldwide shuddered on news that President Donald Trump was likely to fire Jerome Powell, James van Geelen at Citrini Research wasted no time in blasting a “macro trade” alert to his some 50,
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller on Thursday called for the central bank to cut interest rates in July. Waller said
The case for a U.S. interest rate cut remains unresolved as Federal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting later this month, with data showing fresh signs of higher inflation and President Donald Trump intensifying his demands for lower borrowing costs.
President Donald Trump has frequently voiced dissatisfaction with the Fed’s “wait-and-see" approach to lowering interest rates under Powell.
Russell T. Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said he and other administration officials wanted access to the Fed’s building in Washington.
President Trump on Monday lobbed another broadside at Fed Chair Jerome Powell in an invective-laced note scrawled on a list of central bank interest rates around the world — accusing him of costing “the USA a fortune.
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Major construction work continues at the U.S. Federal Reserve building as U.S. President Donald Trump voices complaints about Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo (Reuters) -The spiraling cost of the Federal Reserve's years-long renovation of two historic buildings in Washington,