Fed, Trump and Jerome Powell

Trump Treasury pick reveals whether Fed Chair Powell will finish term
President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said Chair Jerome Powell will be allowed to finish his term.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell can serve remainder of term, says Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent
"As the President said on Sunday, and I'm in complete agreement with him, that Jay Powell will serve out his term," Bessent told CNBC after a Tuesday meeting with Sen. Mike Crapo
Trump Just Said He Won't Replace Fed Chair Powell. What's Next?
President-elect Donald Trump said he won't replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, but that may not keep them off the collision course they seem on.
Trump says he doesn’t plan to remove Fed chairman Jerome Powell
The comments mark the first time since the presidential election that Trump has publicly backed Powell. In July, Trump said he would not fire Powell if he won, despite Trump’s contentious relationship with the central bank in his first term.
Trump says he will not try to replace Fed's Powell
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell upon taking office in January. "No, I don't think so. I don't see it,
Powell 'not concerned' Fed could lose independence under Trump 2.0
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday he is 'not concerned' that the central bank could lose its independence during a new Trump administration and is 'confident' he will have a good relationship with the new Treasury secretary.
Bessent: Powell can serve out remainder of term as Fed chair
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, said Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell can serve out the remainder of his term leading the central bank. “[Trump] said on Sunday,
Trump will not try to oust Powell as Federal Reserve Chair, president-elect tells NBC News
President-elect Donald Trump said in an NBC News interview that he would not remove Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal ...
Powell says Fed can afford to be a little more cautious
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said the economy is stronger now than the central bank had expected in ...
Powell Defends Federal Reserve Independence
As federal agencies prepare to hand the keys over to President Donald Trump's second administration, one top official isn't ...
Powell: Fed's independence from politics is vital to its interest rate decisions
Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve’s ability to set interest rates free of political interference is necessary for ...
Federal Reserve to cut rates by 25 bps on Dec. 18, pause in January: Reuters poll
The U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Dec. 18, according to 90% of economists polled by ...