Trump to visit Federal Reserve in advance of policymakers’ deliberations on setting key rate
US president has demanded repeatedly that central bank chairman Jerome Powell slash interest rates
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Scott Bessent calls for inquiry into ‘the entire Federal Reserve institution’
Treasury secretary is latest top Trump administration official to criticise the central bank
What US economic madness means for the rest of the world
Tariffs and a weaker dollar spell trouble for Irish exporters
Donald Trump’s threats: ‘Taco’ trade gives way to paradox
in trying to predict Trump’s moves, the market may be changing them, sometimes to its own peril
Will Donald Trump fire Jerome Powell? ‘I don’t rule out anything. But it’s unlikely. Unless …’
Donald Trump has resumed his on-off attacks on the Federal Reserve chairman
Trump pulls back on firing Powell, again
US president still appears likely to try to oust Fed chairman eventually
Donald Trump asked lawmakers whether he should fire Fed’s Jay Powell
US president later said such a move would be ‘highly unlikely’, prompting swings in currency markets
Trump threat to fire Fed chair sends Wall Street lower
Global shares tumble as chip-makers struggle for direction
Euro partially recovers after dip on tariff announcement
Donald Trump said that it would be a ‘great thing’ if Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell stepped down
Trump tariffs: In the US, ‘the EU’ isn’t a concept and Ursula von der Leyen is an unknown
Only if prices rise in the US will tariffs on European goods become a political issue
Trump and the Dow: 36,000 reasons to fear his next Fed move
The next Fed chair will face questions about their independence
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon says markets too complacent on tariffs and interest rates
Banker argues Trump ‘did the right thing to chicken out’ on applying levies
Trump’s demands for next Fed chief: lower rates and look the part
In Trumpworld, appearances go hand in hand with policy
The Irish Times view on Trump vs the Fed: rocky times ahead
Were it to be seen to do the president’s bidding, its independence would be undermined
Decision on nominating next Fed chair not ‘imminent’, White House says
US dollar fell after report that Donald Trump could name nominee to succeed Jay Powell as soon as this summer
Why is Donald Trump messing with America’s most potent weapon?
United States president Donald Trump is undermining the world’s reserve currency: the US dollar
Fed holds rates unchanged as Donald Trump calls chairman Jerome Powell ‘stupid’
US president asks whether he can ‘appoint myself’ at the central bank hours ahead of policy decision
Trump says he may ‘have to force’ US interest rate change in attack on Jay Powell
President calls Federal Reserve chair a ‘numbskull’ for not reducing US borrowing costs
Can belated economic sanity save the US from a Liz Truss-style fiasco?
The art of the tariff deal may prove far more damaging to the US than Europe
US-China tariff truce will lessen shock but won’t stop prices rising, Fed governor warns
Adriana Kugler says she still expects to see higher prices and slower growth
Markets edge lower ahead of key interest rate decisions
Iseq index up 1.2% as AIB edges closer to price target for share buyback
European shares can recapture early 2025 momentum over Wall Street, say analysts
Here’s why: Sixty per cent of European companies’ first-quarter earnings have beaten market expectations
Trump versus Powell: who will blink first?
The Federal Reserve is structured to set interest rates free from political pressure; Trump is threatening to break that structure
The markets could yet save us from Trump’s worst excesses
Trump has blinked three times already when the consequences of his actions manifested themselves in falling stock markets
Explainer: what’s Trump’s beef with US Fed chairman Jerome Powell?
Interest rates in the US were on a downward trend but that has come to a halt this year
US stocks and dollar sink as Trump renews attacks on Fed chair Powell
President has increased criticism of central bank head for not lowering rates sufficiently swiftly
Trump says Fed chair’s termination ‘cannot come fast enough’
Jay Powell had said tariffs likely to put prices and unemployment targets at risk
US inflation gauge rises as consumer gloom deepens
Wall Street stocks slide after data adds to worries that US is heading for stagflation
Fed holds rates, sees slower growth and higher inflation
Holding rates steady comes as US President Donald Trump’s policy agenda has placed the US economy under increasing pressure
Trump and his contradictory economic agenda
US president stood for election on a pro-growth platform but with ostensibly anti-growth policies
If Trump messes with the Fed, a serious US economic crisis will follow
Attempts to force the Federal Reserve’s hand would likely see cost of US borrowings surge
Inflation may curb Trump’s tariff plans
Rising consumer prices will limit scope for interest rate cuts and undermine election commitment
US inflation unexpectedly increases to 3% in January
Figure bolsters case for Federal Reserve proceeding slowly with interest rate cuts
Markets whipsaw as Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month
Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum says levies delayed in X post
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