The Trump administration has ratcheted up its attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought taking the lead with accusations that Powell is trying to create a “palace” with the ongoing renovations at the...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: The great 18th century French judge and philosopher Montesquieu is credited as the source of this profound quote: “The less men think, the more they talk.” I am reminded of that quote based on the surplus amount of talk generated by Bill Pulte, the...
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has ratcheted up his criticism of Jerome Powell by calling on Congress to “immediately” investigate the Federal Reserve chairman. In a statement, Pulte called for a congressional investigation of “Chairman...
Vice President JD Vance is questioning whether Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stopped lowering interest rates because returned to the presidency. In a posting on X, Vance wrote: “I’d love to hear an argument for why Powell cut rates 50 points right before an...
President Donald Trump called on Congress puts pressure on the “very dumb, hardheaded” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during the central bank’s appearance today before the House Financial Services Committee and tomorrow before the Senate Banking Committee....