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Trump’s Tariffs Put Fed Chair Powell in a ‘No-Win Situation’
A trade war ties the Fed’s hands by pushing up inflation at the same time that uncertainty is sapping growth.
Why Fed Chair Powell wears purple ties — 'it's not that we are bipartisan, we are nonpolitical'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has maintained that politics will not play a role in the FOMC’s policy decisions, even as ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns Trump Tariffs Could Lead to Higher Inflation, Slower Growth—but Admits Full Impact Remains Unclear
The post Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns Trump Tariffs Could Lead to Higher Inflation, Slower Growth—but Admits Full Impact ...
Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve might be ‘one of the unluckiest’ ever, Mohamed El-Erian says, but the central bank has no margin for error right now
The Federal Reserve “has faced one big external shock after the other,” economist Mohamed El-Erian wrote in a Bloomberg ...
Powell quietly made a hawkish pivot, says leading Fed watcher
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made a hawkish pivot on Friday that few have picked up on, according to one close watcher ...
Fed chair nears second chance to channel his hero
Jerome Powell’s impressive soft landing only leads to more hard choices. The Federal Reserve chairman’s feat leading an ...
Trump is once again pushing for a rate cut. FOMC members are building a credibility barricade around Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell, Tom Barkin, Jeff Schmid, and Lorie Logan have said they’ll wait for data before axing the interest rate—not ...
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Trump Petitions Supreme Court to Remove Fed Chair Powell Following Tariff Market Impact
Trump petitions Supreme Court to potentially fire Fed Chair Powell over interest rate disputes following market turmoil ...
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.
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 minutes show some officials favored steady balance sheet drawdown
The Federal Reserve’s decision to dramatically decelerate the pace of its balance sheet drawdown last month garnered broad ...
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Trump’s Tariffs Put Fed Chair Powell in a ‘No-Win Situation’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said recently that the U.S. economy will likely face a period of higher prices and weaker growth owing to President Trump’s new tariffs. Photo: Tierney L.