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Central bank independence needs a better defence: Peacock
Investors may be fixated on Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve, but the Bank of England also faces increasing ...
Donald Trump criticises Fed Chair Jerome Powell again, says ‘I hope he quits’
U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cause if evidence supports that, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday, adding that ...
Economist explains why Trump threatening to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell is counterproductive.
MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Lael Brainard, former director of the National Economic Council under President Biden and ...
Economic council head says Trump's ability to fire Fed's Powell is 'being looked into'
In an interview with ABC News, Kevin Hassett was also pressed about the president's decision to hit imports from Brazil with ...
Monetary policy at the world’s most important central bank could hinge on an argument over building renovation specs
The latest spat between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve is sounding more like a home-improvement reality TV ...
Trump ‘certainly' can fire Fed chair Powell ‘if there's cause': Hassett
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the White House is looking into whether it has the authority to fire ...
Navarro touts ‘Trumpnomics’ in rant against Powell, Federal Reserve
White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro touted “Trumpnomics” in a recent interview during a rant against Jerome Powell, slamming the Federal Reserve chair as a “pure partisan” actor who, in ...