Donald Trump says he would not keep Jerome Powell as Fed chair
Donald Trump, likely to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, has said that if he is re-elected, he will not reappoint Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman, and that the central bank’s plan to cut interest rates this year is in line with Biden. He claimed that it was only in the president’s interest. Asked […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shoots down hopes for imminent cuts
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday dashed Wall Street’s hopes for an imminent rate cut after central bank officials left interest rates unchanged at decades-high rates. “I think it’s unlikely that the committee will reach a level of confidence to cut rates by the March meeting, but we’ll have to wait and see,” Powell […]