Trump told reporters last week that he had talks with Congress members of removing the Central Bank Chair, during which he ...

Four potential Powell replacements have been shortlisted by the betting market. Here's who's in the running to be the next ...

In a shocking turn of events, turns out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the reason Jerome Powell still has a job today. While the White House was stirring ...

Jerome Powell has long been a target of President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the Fed chair for not cutting interest rates.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the president that ousting Jerome Powell entailed risks, including possible effects on ...

The US Treasury secretary expects tariffs and growth to boost government revenue, while banks and monetary innovation keep borrowing costs in check. The scheme evokes the 18th-century Scottish ...

Experts weigh in on how the housing market could react if Fed Chair Jerome Powell is dismissed, and they point to economic ...

Kevin Hassett, one of President Trump’s longest-serving economic aides, is the early front-runner to replace Jerome Powell as ...

President Trump said Scott Bessent could potentially lead the Federal Reserve but the former hedge-fund manager wasn't his ...

Ideas for how to squeeze the country’s interest bill, ideally without cutting spending or raising taxes, are thus at a ...

Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury, stated that the Trump administration has formally launched the process of finding a ...

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