Jerome Powell, Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said that the process to pick a new chairman of the Federal Reserve has started, ahead of chair Jerome Powell’s term ending in 2026 and amid growing
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has already started — as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure for the top central banker to step aside before his term ends.
President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Federal Reserve policy under Jerome Powell, calling the chair a "knucklehead" and advocating for interest rates to be at less than 1%.
As per the letter, some features including VIP elevators or dining rooms — which had drawn uproar from the government — had never been in the project's scope. Other features, such as the new water, were on the other hand,
A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.
A senior Trump administration official said Friday that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is “considering resigning” as pressure grows for an investigation into whether he lied to Congress about the central bank’s “Palace of Versailles” renovations to its headquarters in Washington, DC.
In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with steep tariffs.
The Trump administration’s intensifying campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hit a boiling point Thursday.