Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns About U.S. Fiscal Policy’s Unsustainable Path

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Editors’ Note: One of the least discussed subjects is the incredible and dangerous distortions in the US economy. A powerful rising stock market has obscured the problem. Recently, we have registered another strong breakout to the upside. But we have often cautioned not to conflate the stock market with the […]

Trump says he would not fire Powell as Fed chair if he is re-elected

The balance of risks for the Fed is shifting, Nick Timiraos, chief economics reporter at The Wall Street Journal, said on “Craman Countdown.” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell If he wins the election in November, he will complete his term as head of the central bank. “I would leave it […]

Trump warms to Powell ahead of potential rate cuts: 'I would let him serve it out'

With interest rate cuts on the horizon and the economy turning around from its post-pandemic slump, former President Trump has warmed to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whom he has frequently criticized since nominating him to lead the U.S. central bank in 2017. “I intend for him to complete his term,” Trump said in the […]

Laurene Powell Jobs-Funded Ozy Media CEO Convicted in Massive Fraud Scheme

Ozzy Media’s spectacular collapse continues to claim its victims, with a New York jury convicting CEO Carlos Watson on Tuesday for his role in the company’s multimillion-dollar fraud scheme to defraud investors. He was found guilty of fraud and conspiracy during an eight-week federal trial and faces up to 37 years in prison. Ozzie Media, […]

Fed’s Powell says officials won’t wait until inflation reaches 2% to cut rates

Gabriela Santos, chief market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, analyzes the Fed’s decision-making on “Clamant Countdown.” Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell The Fed chairman said Monday that policymakers are not going to wait until inflation falls to 2% before cutting interest rates. “What that means is that waiting until inflation gets down […]

Fed’s Powell condemns attack on Trump: A ‘sad day for our country’

Powell will take part in a discussion at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Monday Assassination attempt Former President Donald Trump made the remarks at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend. Speaking at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Powell said the attack on Trump at a […]