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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday pushed back on GOP criticisms regarding renovation costs for two buildings in Washington, suggesting the upgrades are overdue. “The project is large
President Trump asked a group of Republican lawmakers how they felt about him firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and told them he would "likely" fire Powell "soon," according to two White House officials and sources familiar with the Tuesday evening meeting.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursdayresponded to a Trump administration official's demands for information about cost overruns for a renovation project at the central bank's Washington headquarters campus,
President Trump asked Republican lawmakers this week whether he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom he appointed to the position in 2017. The move followed months of criticism by Trump of Powell,
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a renovation of the Fed's HQ and has suggested it could be cause to fire him.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will likely push up inflation in the coming months, even as some Republican senators suggested the chair was biased against the duties.