The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has already raised doubts about their credibility.
Category: Trump, Donald J
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Trump Fuels Fear Among Immigrant Farm Workers in California’s Central Valley
The fertile valley feeds the world. President Trump has thrown farmers and farmworkers there into turmoil, but recently offered them a glimmer of hope.
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His Start-Up May Not Survive Chaotic Rollout of Trump’s Tariffs
A sourdough baker turned entrepreneur in North Carolina has delayed his new product as he contemplates the prospect that higher costs will doom his company.
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Ford Says Battery Plant’s Tax Break Survived Republican Attacks
Slight changes to the big budget bill left the factory’s tax credits intact, according to the carmaker, which will use the batteries to make more affordable electric vehicles.
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Trump Tariffs Aim to Settle Scores With Countries, No Matter How Small
The president’s tariff announcements suggest he has not backed away from his initial strategy, where even minor trading partners will face tariffs.
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Latest Fed Minutes Underscore Divisions Over Pace of Interest Rate Cuts
The U.S. central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady in June was unanimously supported, but officials were starting to splinter over the path forward.
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Trump’s Trade War Roils the Copper Market
Futures contracts hit a record price after the president announced plans for a 50 percent tariff on the metal, driving up costs for businesses.
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Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify
The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks for its next leader.
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Trump Didn’t Always Tout Tariffs. Now He Sees Them as a Way to Flex Power.
Instead of treating tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump views them as a valuable weapon he can wield on the world stage.
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How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump
The industry’s courtship of Donald J. Trump resulted in one of the great lobbying free-for-alls in recent Washington history.
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Trump Takes Reins on U.S. Economy With Policy Bill and Tariffs Renewal
President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.