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Trump economics adviser Kevin Hassett is rising in race for next Fed chief
Kevin Hassett, President Donald Trump’s longest-serving economic adviser, is a leading contender to become the next Federal ...
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The Small Army of Trump Sycophants Gunning to be the Next Fed Chair
Kevin Hassett is toadying hard to win the president’s favor. But don’t count out Kevin Warsh or Scott Bessent just yet in ...
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Fed Launches Internal Review Of $2.5B Renovation As Trump Officials Slam Oversight, Spending
The Federal Reserve has requested that its inspector general review a $2.5 billion headquarters expansion project following ...
Aspiring Fed chairs play to an audience of one
Kevin Hassett, Trump’s adviser and current director of the National Economic Council, gave an interview with CNBC on Sunday ...
Powell Asks Fed IG To Probe Renovation Project Amid Relentless Trump Attacks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed the president is "not looking to fire" Powell, but noted that the search for his ...
JPMorgan's Dimon warns against 'playing around with the Fed' as Powell pressure mounts
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday that the independence of the Federal Reserve is 'absolutely critical' and that ...
JPMorgan’s Dimon: Fed independence ‘absolutely critical’
The CEO of the biggest U.S. bank warned Tuesday that “playing around with the Fed can often have adverse consequences.” ...
Trump's fresh Fed attack simmers in markets
Markets either don't believe the White House attempts to force out the Federal Reserve chair will succeed, or they assume ...
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Fed’s Kevin Warsh does a full U-turn on rate cuts as he looks to take Powell’s job
In an interview on Fox News, Kevin made it clear that the Federal Reserve needs to cut rates and start shrinking its $7.7 ...
Inflation report to arrive as Trump, Fed disagree over tariff risks
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, a top economic advisor to Trump, on Monday rebuked concerns about ...
Fed's Powell asks watchdog to take fresh look at renovation project, Politico reports
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the Fed board's inspector general to take a fresh look at the project ...
Bessent suggests that Powell should exit the Fed in May
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday it would be less confusing for the markets if Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stepped down as a Fed governor at the same time that his term as ...