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Fed Chair Powell's finally fighting back as the White House looks to fire him "for cause"
The White House uses an overbudget renovation of Fed headquarters to pressure Fed Chair Powell out of his job. Will it work?
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Why the Federal Reserve's building renovations are attracting the White House's ire
The Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation is attracting mounting criticism from the Trump administration, which had been ...
Hassett says White House probing Fed renovation costs, authority to fire Powell
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for ...
Fed defends costly renovation project amid White House criticism that it was mismanaged
Investors don’t seem to give much credence to claims that cost overruns will give President Trump justification to oust Fed ...
White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell
A dispute over the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its headquarters could provide the pretext to attempt the removal of Fed ...
Fed Defends Renovations as White House Widens Attacks on Central Bank
President Trump and his allies have accused the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, of misleading Congress in what some ...
White House budget director accuses Fed chair of violating building rules in renovation
Russell Vought suggested Jerome Powell is in violation of government building rules in the renovation of the Fed’s ...
White House escalates pressure campaign on Fed chair by targeting its headquarters renovation
President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates ...
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White House Increases Attacks On Powell Over Fed’s $2.5B Office Renovation
Kevin Hassett, an economic adviser to President Donald Trump, said that the Federal Reserve chairman had "a lot to answer for ...
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White House puts Fed chair under pressure over $2.5bn HQ renovation
No one welcomes construction disputes, but when the initiator is the President of the United States, it’s even less welcome.
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White House targets Fed chair Jerome Powell over $2.5B DC HQ renovation ...
Republicans believe Powell’s testimony to Congress about an ongoing $2.5 billion DC office renovation may be a way to force him to step aside.
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White House Seizes on Fed Renovations as Opening to Oust Powell
A dispute over the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its headquarters could provide the pretext to attempt the removal of Fed chief Jerome Powell over interest-rate disagreements.