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Trump calls Powell a 'stubborn moron' and urges Fed board to seize control of central bank

Trump called Powell a "stubborn MORON" on Truth Social and said that if he "CONTINUES TO REFUSE, THE BOARD SHOULD ASSUME CONTROL, AND DO WHAT EVERYONE KNOWS HAS TO BE DONE!"

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Trump calls on Fed board to assume control if Powell refuses to lower interest rates again

Wednesday’s decision to keep rates steady wasn’t made unilaterally by Powell, but instead by all board members. Trump’s call for the board to “assume control” is already true, as the board already has control. Unfortunately for the president, they exercised their control to keep interest rates steady.

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Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates.

White House blames Powell in statement on weak jobs report

As the global trade market is hit with President Trump's new tariffs, the latest jobs report shows job growth has slowed ...

Trump fumes at ‘stubborn moron’ Jerome Powell as White House hit with disastrous economic news

“Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell, a stubborn MORON, must substantially lower interest rates, NOW,” Trump posted to his Truth Social account. “IF HE CONTINUES TO REFUSE, THE BOARD SHOULD ASSUME CONTROL, AND ...

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Trump has given Powell ‘no motivation to cooperate’ says former White House commerce secretary—he might now be paying the price for it

Trump's former commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, tells Fortune that President Trump has given the Fed an unwinnable dilemma.

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US job market cools as pressure grows on Jerome Powell to cut rates

The US job market cooled down in July as government and foreign workers suffered a significant hit — will likely putting ...

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell hit with criminal referral by House GOP Trump ally

Trump ally Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claims Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell committed perjury during Senate testimony and ...

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Why the White House is attacking Jerome Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a renovation of the Fed's HQ and ...

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House Republican refers Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to DOJ for potential perjury charges

As recently as last week, President Trump was considering firing Powell, but later told reporters it was “highly unlikely” he would do so.

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Jerome Powell has a chance to appease Trump with a rate cut, so will he? Not likely

Analysts see signs of a shift toward easing—possibly beginning in September—but with no guarantees offered after this week's ...

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White House adviser Peter Navarro says Jerome Powell "doesn't understand power of Trumponomics"

President Trump has been pressuring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, but the central bank held them steady on ...

Stock Market Today: Stocks Slip as White House Releases Orders, Powell Speaks

The Dow and the S&P 500 are slipping, and Nasdaq is rising, as the stock market focuses on the Federal Reserve's decision to keep rates steady.

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