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Powell Holds Rates, But Two Colleagues Dissent

[Jul 30 7:30 PM] The central bank published its official interest rate decision on Wednesday afternoon after a two-day meeting to deliberate U.S. monetary policy. Split at the Fed: Powell Holds, Colleagues Push Back The U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to hold…

Judge Rejects Bid to Make Powell’s Interest Rate Meetings Public

[Jul 30 3:30 AM] The request to make Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings open to the public was made via a dubious lawsuit filed by James Fishback’s Azoria Capital. Fed’s Closed-Door Policy Upheld as Judge Blocks Public Access Request In a strange turn of…

Trump Visits the Federal Reserve Headquarters

[Jul 26 4:30 AM] It’s not often that a sitting U.S. President pays a visit to the central bank, but Donald Trump is not your typical president. Trump Tours Federal Reserve in Surprise Washington Visit The last president to visit the Fed’s headquarters was George W…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Calls for Full Fed Audit

[Jul 22 11:30 PM] After describing U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as “a good public servant,” Bessent reiterated his call for a full internal review of the central bank’s operations. Should the Fed Face a Full Audit? Bessent Thinks So Treasury Secretary

Cynthia Lummis Calls for Powell to Resign

[Jul 22 1:30 AM] Wyoming’s Republican Senator has criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank over its role in Operation Choke Point 2.0, and now she’s calling for the Fed Chairman to step down. Lummis Ramps Up Pressure, Calls for Powell’s Resignation Fed Chair Jerome

Trump Demands Fed Slash Rates by 3%—Says Powell Should Step Down

[Jul 15 4:10 PM] U.S. President Donald Trump is still fuming over Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s refusal to trim interest rates. Taking to Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump declared the Fed needs to slash rates in a big way—and made it crystal clear he’s not…

Congress Urged to Investigate Fed Chair Over $2.5B Scandal

[Jul 2 9:30 PM] Fed Chair Jerome Powell is at the center of a spiraling scandal as Congress faces mounting pressure to launch a full-scale investigation into a $2.5 billion Fed project meltdown. $2.5B Federal Reserve Project Sparks Allegations of Deception and…

Markets Bet on Fed Pause in May Even as Trump Rattles the Cage

[Apr 30 7:40 PM] On April 12—just over two weeks prior—expectations surrounding a potential cut to the federal funds rate were in flux, with markets assigning a 39.8% probability that the U.S. Federal Reserve would lower the rate by 25 basis points. Fast forward to…

I’m Tired Boss

[Apr 27 6:30 AM] Last week marked three weeks of tariff drama, rate cut speculation, and crypto chaos, leaving markets—and market watchers—exhausted. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to

Fed Rate Cut Odds Dwindle Despite Trump’s Criticism

[Apr 17 7:20 PM] Just five days ago, the likelihood of a quarter-point rate cut was higher, but with fewer than 20 days remaining until the U.S. central bank’s next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, those odds have diminished. In Five Days, Fed Rate Cut…