President Trump resumed his public dissatisfaction with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after yesterday’s decision by the central bank not to lower the federal funds rate. In a posting on Truth Social, Trump declared, “Because Jay Powell and the Fed failed to...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: If you are a fan of Joe Biden who dislikes seeing him criticized in this op-ed column, I can assure you that this will be the last time I will use this space to find fault with him. As Biden departs the White House today, it is appropriate to look...
President-elect Donald Trump declared that interest rates remain too high and inflation is still too elevated for comfort, comments that could be seen as a resumption of his tensions with the Federal Reserve. At a press conference this morning at his Mar-a-Lago club...
Elon Musk appears to have placed the Federal Reserve in the crosshairs of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a posting on X this morning, Musk responded to a tweet regarding Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s leadership by commenting, “The Fed is absurdly...
Jerome Powell can relax – President-elect Donald Trump stated he would not try to replace him before his terms as Federal Reserve chairman ends in May 2026. In an interview broadcast on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker pressed Trump on retaining...