Kevin Hassett's Trump-era makeover is fueling questions about the independence of the Federal Reserve as he emerges as a ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not attend the two-day meeting in the port city of Durban, continuing a string of ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, shown here speaking to reporters outside the White House this week, said Thursday that he’s “not concerned” about the stock market. Photo: Mandel Ngan/Getty ...

Bill Pulte, the current head of the Federal Housing Finance Authority that runs mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ...

Under the law, Trump can fire Powell for what’s known as “cause.” What Trump’s inner circle is grappling with is what exactly ...

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

As of this reporting, on July 16, a little after 4 p.m. on the East Coast, President Trump is not going to fire the Fed head, ...

President Trump said he’s not planning to fire Jerome Powell, and still managed to make it sound like a threat.

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

President Donald Trump is not a supporter of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and his administration is applying pressure on the central bank.

Republican lawmakers are split over whether President Trump should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with some pushing him to nix the central bank head and others encouraging him to be ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said about finding a successor to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May 2026: ...