Donald Trump

Trump can't fire Jerome Powell. Will he try anyway?

11/29/18

The president’s escalating criticism of the central bank might be bluster. But it raises questions about how far he might go and what would happen if he tried to act.

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Trump says he's 'not even a little bit happy' with Fed's Powell

11/27/18

President Trump stepped up his attacks on the Federal Reserve Board and its chairman, Jerome Powell, blaming the central bank for declines in the stock market.

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Maxine Waters vows scrutiny of Trump-Deutsche Bank ties if chair

11/10/18

Democrat Maxine Waters, in line to take over the House Financial Services Committee, told colleagues she would undertake a deep dive into President Donald Trump's "money trail," beginning with ties to Deutsche Bank.

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Bank CEO's fire-and-rehire maneuver reaps windfall at taxpayer expense

11/02/18

A multimillion-dollar deal between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Stephen Calk was supposed to deliver 400 new jobs to the city. Here’s what really happened.

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Volcker praises Powell as Fed chairman faces attacks from Trump

10/25/18

Legendary former central banker Paul Volcker praised Jerome Powell as the current Federal Reserve chairman faces fire from President Donald Trump for raising interest rates.

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Top Democrat on House banking panel among those targeted with suspicious packages

10/24/18

Authorities intercepted the package sent to the office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on the same that pipe bombs were reportedly sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Big six banks roll; Trump again rails against rate hikes

10/17/18

Main Street and Wall Street banks show strong earnings gains over last year; the president calls the Fed’s rate raising policies “my biggest threat.”

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Trump blames 'out of control' Fed for rout but won't fire Powell

10/11/18

President Donald Trump said he won't fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell but blamed an "out of control" U.S. central bank for the worst stock market sell-off since February.

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Trump says ‘nervous mess’ Dimon lacks smarts for presidency

09/13/18

The Thursday morning tweet came in response to comments from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in which the banker questioned the president's intelligence.

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What was Jamie Dimon thinking?

09/12/18

The JPMorgan Chase leader overshadowed his own community investment event by baiting President Trump.

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