Trump Administration Attacks Powell

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Trump's Powell attacks show why Fed was designed to be independent

Three things can simultaneously be true: that it would be reasonable for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates; that its headquarters renovation is too expensive; and that the Trump administration's attacks show why central banks are designed to be independent in the first place.

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Can Trump Fire Powell Over the Fed’s Building Renovations? No, Legal Expert Says.

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Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks

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Firing Powell would do nothing to help Trump on interest rates

For a moment on Wednesday, it looked like President Donald Trump would finally attempt the improbable and fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Republican Senators Caution Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell

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Trump’s Withering Criticism of Powell Puts Fed Decisions Under Microscope

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Hedge funds favour short-dated, convertible bonds if Fed's Powell leaves early

Orlando Gemes, CIO and co-founder of Fourier Asset Management, favours convertible bonds issued by crypto exchange Coinbase.

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Heard on the Street Thursday Recap: Independent Regime Change

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White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell

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Fed's Powell responds to White House on Fed headquarters renovation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursdayresponded to a Trump administration official's demands for information about cost overruns for a renovation project at the central bank's Washington headquarters campus,

Why it's so challenging for Trump to fire Powell

A firing of Jerome Powell by President Trump would likely open up a legal war never before seen in the US, without any guarantee of a courtroom victory for the White House.

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Trump’s increasingly aggressive attacks on Powell aren’t what you think

President Donald Trump’s attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are so commonplace at this point that they barely register in financial markets these days. The rapidly intensifying multi-pronged efforts by Trump’s advisers to amplify and expand on Trump’s attacks are a good reason to rethink that indifference.

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Trump admin’s attacks on Powell over $2.5 billion Fed renovation hinge on ‘VIP dining rooms’ and procedural grounds with an obscure gov agency

The most recent criticisms against Fed chair Jerome Powell come after President Donald Trump continues to demand lower interest rates.

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Behind Trump's move to back off Powell: Lawyers warned against it.

Privately, White House officials acknowledge uncertainty about Trump firing Powell solely based on accusations he mismanaged a multi-year renovation project.

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3 ways Trump trying to fire Powell could backfire

If President Donald Trump were to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could have unintended and severe consequences that reverberate throughout the US economy and global markets.