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“Can Jay Powell, as a human escape, the pressure of politics and the election?” asked CNBC’s Brian Sullivan. “He has to placate the political forces that are really in the underbelly of ...
The Fed has long maintained independence from the White House to avoid political pressures influencing monetary policy.
Politicians often want lower rates. Central banks seek stable prices.
Trump has been highly critical of Fed chair Powell for not cutting rates. Some see Trump's pressure campaign against the central bank chief as futile.
Powell testifies as Trump demands a 2-point rate cut; markets seek clarity on Fed independence and inflation control. Fed Governors Bowman and Waller push for July rate cuts, exposing internal ...
No stranger to political pressure, the Fed chief this week found himself the focus of concern in a letter from Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will ignore "external" political pressure amid expectations that it will raise interest rates again to address inflation.
Past examples of tension between heads of government and their central bankers offer clues about how the Trump-Powell ...
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