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Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Will Add $2.4 Trillion in Debt, CBO Predicts—as President Again Calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell To Lower Rates
The president's budget proposal sits with the Senate, but whether it'll listen to the CBO's findings remains to be seen.
Trump presses Fed chief Powell to cut interest rate by full point despite strong jobs report
An increase in the number of U.S. jobs that was higher than expected makes it unlikely that the Federal Reserve will cut ...
Trump Pressures Fed’s Powell to Cut Rates ‘A Full Point’
President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by a full percentage point, intensifying his pressure ...
Powell defends Fed independence after Trump pressures him to cut interest rates
The Federal Reserve chair said the two discussed "economic developments" but not his expectations for monetary policy at a ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he didn't major in economics because he saw it as 'boring and useless'
Jerome Powell told Princeton's graduates on Sunday of his uncertain future after his own graduation: "I had no real plan for ...
Powell taps DOJ inspector general as new watchdog for Fed, CFPB
Michael Horowitz previously won praise from Trump supporters for uncovering problems in the FBI’s handling of the ...
Fed policymakers flag inflation concerns, a view that argues against rate cuts
A pair of Federal Reserve policymakers signaled on Thursday that they believe higher inflation is for now a more pressing ...
Trump just got fresh fuel in his fight against the Fed
Trump has frequently critiqued the Fed Chair in 2025, calling Powell a "major loser." On Wednesday, weaker private payrolls ...