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Bloomberg
13-08-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Signals He'll Announce Fed Chair Pick ‘A Little Bit Early'
President Donald Trump said he may name the next Federal Reserve chair 'a little bit early' and added that he was down to three or four potential candidates as he looks for a successor to Jerome Powell. 'I'll be naming a new chairman sometime within the next — I think I'll name it a little bit early, the new chairman. I'm down to three or four names,' Trump said Wednesday during an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, describing the contenders as 'all good, all great.'
Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump Says Powell May Be Ready to Recommend Lower Rates
President Donald Trump says he had a good meeting on Thursday with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump says he thinks Powell is going to start recommending lower interest rates. Trump spoke to reporters Friday at the White House. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data


Bloomberg
16-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Markets Rattled by ‘Credible Threat' of Trump Trying to Fire Powell
Once again, President Donald Trump demonstrated his power to shake up global financial markets. This time, by returning to one of his favorite topics: whether to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In an echo of the havoc that Trump unleashed with his trade war in early April, markets were briefly turned upside-down on Wednesday after a White House official said the president was likely to soon remove Powell.


Bloomberg
16-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Says Firing Fed Chair Powell ‘Highly Unlikely'
President Donald Trump said he is 'not planning on doing anything' to remove Jerome Powell, after a White House official said the president was likely to seek the Federal Reserve Chair's ouster soon. 'No, we're not planning on doing anything,' Trump told reporters on Wednesday when asked if he wanted to fire Powell.

Wall Street Journal
15-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Here's How Inflation Has Changed Since 2015
Inflation reports have taken on elevated significance of late as the president and Federal Reserve chair disagree on rate strategy and the expected impact of new U.S. tariffs on price moves. Here's how key inflation measures have evolved over the past decade.