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Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Will Add $2.4 Trillion in Debt, CBO Predicts—as President Again Calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell To Lower Rates
The president's budget proposal sits with the Senate, but whether it'll listen to the CBO's findings remains to be seen.
Powell taps DOJ inspector general as new watchdog for Fed, CFPB
Michael Horowitz previously won praise from Trump supporters for uncovering problems in the FBI’s handling of the ...
Fed's Powell tells Princeton grads to guard integrity amid Trump criticism
Fed chair Jerome Powell resisted pressure from President Donald Trump recently to lower interest rates, citing employment and ...
Powell defends Federal Reserve in Princeton speech amid onslaught of attacks from Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in ...
Fed Chair Powell, Trump hold rare meeting at White House — here’s what was discussed
Trump has attacked Powell over the Fed’s decision to not lower interest rates, but recently said he has no intention of ...
Trump pressures Fed’s Powell to cut rates by ‘a full point’
The President said that he has considered successors for Fed chair Powell, whose term as chair ends in May 2026. Read more at ...
Fed policymakers flag inflation concerns, a view that argues against rate cuts
A pair of Federal Reserve policymakers signaled on Thursday that they believe higher inflation is for now a more pressing ...