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This week in Trumponomics: Dueling Fed chairs
When it comes to the Federal Reserve, President Trump can’t get no satisfaction. He wants the Fed to cut interest rates, and it continually declines to do so. He mused about firing Fed Chair Jerome ...
Weekly mortgage rates continue to fall as the Fed debates timing
The article Weekly Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall as the Fed Debates Timing originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Top housing official sends Fed Chair Powell blunt message on mortgage rates
U.S. Housing FHFA Director William J. Pulte, echoing his boss President Donald Trump, puts the blame squarely on Federal ...
Markets are gearing up for rate cuts. Morgan Stanley thinks investors will be disappointed.
Morgan Stanley analysts predict that, despite recent dovish comments from officials, the Fed is unlikely to cut interest ...
A look at who could replace Powell as Fed chair
A closer look at the people who may succeed Jerome Powell as the next Federal Reserve chair reveals a list of candidates with both pros and cons.
Trump Encourages Powell to Resign in Latest Attack on the Fed Chair
Jerome H. Powell, whose term does not expire until May, has argued that the central bank can afford to be patient about ...
Trump says he won't appoint anyone to Fed who doesn't back rate cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not appoint anyone to head the Federal Reserve who would not lower ...
Hassett: Inflation Is Lowest It's Been In 4 Years. If The Fed Were Data Driven, They Would Be Lowering Interest Rates
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett told "Special Report" host Bret Baier he has "high confidence" ...
Trump may name a ‘shadow’ Fed chair, an unprecedented development in American history
President Donald Trump said last week that he will announce his pick to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “very soon.” The problem is that Powell still has 11 months left until the end of ...
Morgan Stanley sees unlikely chance of Fed rate cut in July or September
Morgan Stanley economists are sticking with their view that the Federal Reserve is not likely to cut interest rates at its next two meetings since most officials are aligned with Chair Jerome Powell's ...
Trump says he wants interest rate cut to 1%, would 'love' if Powell resigned
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would "love" if Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell were to resign, and the ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Was Slightly Hotter in May, as Spending Cooled
Most economists and policymakers are bracing for price pressures to intensify this summer because of President Trump’s ...