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Trump calls for Fed's Powell to cut interest rates and 'stop playing politics'
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. The comments come ahead of Powell's ...
How to watch Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech Friday, April 4
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to comment on the state of the economy at a speech scheduled for Friday, ...
The Fed Must Resist Repeating Past Mistakes
Markets have been trained to expect lower rates at the first sign of volatility. Powell mustn’t give in to temptation.
Why Fed Chair Powell wears purple ties — 'It's not that we are bipartisan, we are non-political'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has maintained that politics will not play a role in the FOMC’s policy decisions, even as ...
No Fed 'put' when it's unclear which way the economy may pivot
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sent strong messages when he felt they were needed, going on television to ...
Fed, Powell Offer No Balm for Crashing Markets, Consumer Anxiety
The Federal Reserve chairman said it was too soon to discuss what the central bank will do as Donald Trump’s policies unnerve ...
Powell reluctant to signal much concern for stock market
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is unlikely to signal much concern for the stock market meltdown, according to Mark Chandler, a political economist and chief market strategist for Bannockburn Capital ...