The president wants to pack the central bank’s Board of Governors with loyalists, which would grant him greater sway over an institution that is supposed to be independent from the White House.
Category: Interest Rates
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Trump Asserts Expansive Power to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Lawyers for the administration told a court it should be “highly deferential” to the president when it comes to firing a Federal Reserve governor “for cause.”
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PCE Inflation Stayed Stable in July, Keeping Fed on Track to Lower Interest Rates
The latest economic data keeps the central bank on track to lower interest rates at its next meeting in September.
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Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Over Dismissal
Lisa Cook, who has not been charged with a crime, sought to retain her position, arguing her firing was “unprecedented and illegal.”
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Mortgage Fraud Claims Give Trump Weapon Against Lisa Cook and Others
The director of Federal Housing Finance Agency could win the president an opening on the Federal Reserve board.
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Trump’s Attempt to Fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook Risks Global Economic Stability
President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, will set off a long legal battle. Economists warn it could lead to higher inflation and government borrowing costs.
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Fed Governor Lisa Cook to Sue Over Firing, Asserting Trump Abused Power
Lawyers for Ms. Cook promised to take legal action one day after the president moved to fire her over allegations of mortgage fraud.
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Trump Risks Global Economic Stability as He Tries to Control the Fed
President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, will set off a long legal battle. Economists warn it could lead to higher inflation and government borrowing costs.
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Fed Officials Try to Keep Focus on Economy as Trump Intensifies Attacks
The administration’s effort to oust a Fed governor as part of a pressure campaign for lower borrowing costs created an inescapable distraction at this year’s Jackson Hole conference.
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Lisa Cook, Who Broke Ground at the Fed, Faces Attack by Trump
The first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve board, Ms. Cook has long been a pathbreaker in a field dominated by white men.
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Stocks and Bonds Rise After Powell Suggests Interest Rate Cuts Could Be Imminent
Investors’ expectations of lower interest rates were reflected in the major stock indexes and lower government bond yields.
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Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech
Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.