Federal Reserve

Photo: President Trump.
Economy

Wall Street expects Trump’s Fed plot to ‘backfire’ spectacularly—perhaps even shutting the door more firmly on rate cuts

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The FOMC has the power to pick its own chair and could keep Powell—unless the DOJ probe and Supreme Court let Trump oust him from the Fed
Economy

The FOMC has the power to pick its own chair and could keep Powell—unless the DOJ probe and Supreme Court let Trump oust him from the Fed

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January 12, 2026
Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses, looking to his left.
Economy

Goldman Sachs top economist says Powell probe won’t change the Fed: ‘Decisions are going to be made based on employment and inflation’

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January 12, 2026
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Economy

‘Sell America’: Investors dump U.S. assets in fear of the end of Fed independence

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January 12, 2026
Stock futures slide while gold and silver jump after Powell investigation raises fears over the Fed’s independence
Economy

Stock futures slide while gold and silver jump after Powell investigation raises fears over the Fed’s independence

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January 12, 2026
DOJ probe on Powell draws swift backlash from Congress as key GOP senator says he won’t confirm anyone for the Fed until case is resolved
Economy

DOJ probe on Powell draws swift backlash from Congress as key GOP senator says he won’t confirm anyone for the Fed until case is resolved

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January 12, 2026
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Economy

Strip out health care and social services, the U.S. lost jobs in 2025—something that usually happens in recessions

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January 9, 2026
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Economy

Wall Street has written off a Fed cut this month as it awaits 2 market-moving events today

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January 9, 2026
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Economy

Trump may be raising your taxes with his tariffs but he could actually cut inflation with them, too, SF Fed says

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January 6, 2026
Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades
Personal Finance

Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is testing a red line economists have feared for decades

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January 5, 2026
Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms
Economy

Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms

By Josh Wingrove, Kate Sullivan and Bloomberg
December 29, 2025
‘We’ve gotten out of whack’ by fixating so much on Fed rates, but the loss of its independence will be punished, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan says
Economy

‘We’ve gotten out of whack’ by fixating so much on Fed rates, but the loss of its independence will be punished, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan says

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December 29, 2025
Federal Reserve Gov. Chris Waller engages 200 top CEOs at the Yale CEO Summit in December, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute/Photographer Donovan Marks)
Commentary

Why over 80% of America’s top CEOs think Trump would be wrong not to pick Chris Waller for Fed chair

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
December 27, 2025
The Fed may have reassured Powell that it’s safe to leave the board early when a new chair takes over: ‘I think he’s done with this job’
Economy

The Fed may have reassured Powell that it’s safe to leave the board early when a new chair takes over: ‘I think he’s done with this job’

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December 25, 2025
Chaos, cheap money, and a collapse in crypto send gold up 69% for the year, hitting a new record high
Investing

Chaos, cheap money, and a collapse in crypto send gold up 69% for the year, hitting a new record high

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December 22, 2025

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