Jerome Powell, Fed and Trump

Donald Trump is waging a very public war on Jerome Powell—so why hasn’t he picked up the phone?
President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won't take his fight directly to the Fed.
Trump Lashes Out At Jerome Powell After Fed Doesn’t Cut Interest Rates
Trump’s blasting of the Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell came just hours after the announcement that interest rates would stand at 4.25% to 4.5%.
Fed meeting recap: Powell says central bank is in no hurry to cut rates again
Central bank policymakers are widely expected to stand pat on interest rates. Investors await further details from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference.
Jerome Powell says the Fed is in no hurry to adjust rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is in no hurry to adjust its policy stance.
Fed keeps interest rates unchanged — pushing Trump to bash Powell for failing to stop ‘problem they created’
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said “we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance” and monetary policy is “well positioned” for the challenges at hand.
Powell says Fed can take its time on rate cuts
Last month, Fed officials signaled they expect just two rate cuts for all of 2025, a shallower path of reductions than previously anticipated. Policymakers will update their projections on the economy and rates at their next meeting in March. This month’s pause in rate cuts comes amid increasing uncertainty about how inflation will evolve.
Fed's Powell won't touch Trump's demand for lower interest rates
President Trump said he will "demand" that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Fed chair Jerome Powell declined to comment on the request Wednesday. Why it matters: The Fed is set to face new pressure from the Trump administration,
Fed's Powell has had no contact with Trump after president said he'll demand rates drop
"I'll demand that interest rates drop immediately," Trump said during a virtual appearance before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week. "The public should be confident that we will continue to do our work as we always have,
Trump says Powell and Fed ‘failed to stop the problem they created’ on inflation
President Donald Trump wasted no time criticizing the Fed after it held rates steady Wednesday, arguing Jerome Powell and the central bank 'failed to stop the problem they created' on inflation.
Fed chair Jerome Powell says he has “no comments” on anything Trump said
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has started his speech at the FOMC press conference following the central bank’s decision to not cut interest rates for the second month in a row, ignoring Trump’s public call for one.
Powell Says He Hasn’t Had Contact With President Trump
President Donald Trump has called out the Federal Reserve in recent weeks, urging the central bank to continue cutting ...
Who Is Jerome Powell?
Jerome H. Powell has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) since May 25, 2012, ...
Watch live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell answers questions after rate hold
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is taking questions from journalists after the central bank held interest rates steady following ...
Powell holds interest rates — and his ground: Morning Brief
During the disorienting flurry of Trump's executive orders, Fed Chair Powell issued an edict of his own. He's defending the ...
The Economic Outlook Is Uncertain, but Not Unusually So, Powell Says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that while there is a lot of uncertainty about the outlook right now, the U.S.
Powell takes wait and see approach on interest rates — drawing angry response from Trump
There is so much uncertainty over potential tariffs and fiscal policy that “keeping things steady looks like the prudent move ...
Trump may be his own worst enemy in his fight against the Fed
Trump said Powell and the Fed "failed to stop the problem they created with inflation" in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday ...
2 charts show why markets are skittish about Trump's tariff policy
Tedeschi's chart shows that when taken literally, Trump's campaign proposals could increase the average effective tariff rate ...