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Powell Letter Addresses White House Criticism of Fed Renovations
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a Thursday letter countered criticisms leveled at the central bank by a top White House official over a $2.5 billion renovation project. “We take seriously the responsibility to be good stewards of public resources as we fulfill the duties given to us by Congress on behalf of the American people,

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Jerome Powell sends point-by-point response to White House about Fed office renovations
Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks
Firing Powell would do nothing to help Trump on interest rates
For a moment on Wednesday, it looked like President Donald Trump would finally attempt the improbable and fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Trump’s Withering Criticism of Powell Puts Fed Decisions Under Microscope
Hedge funds favour short-dated, convertible bonds if Fed's Powell leaves early
Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny
The controversy over the cost of the renovations has thrust the National Capital Planning Commission, a 12-person panel that was created by Congress in 1924, into a rare political spotlight.

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White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell
Why the White House is attacking Jerome Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’
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.
White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell
A dispute over the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its headquarters could provide the pretext to attempt the removal of Fed chief Jerome Powell over interest-rate disagreements.
Trump Shreds Fed Chair Jerome Powell: 'Truly One Of My Worst Appointments'
In a letter Thursday, the Federal Reserve chief rejected criticism the White House has leveled at him over the cost of renovation projects.
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