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White House blames Powell in statement on weak jobs report

As the global trade market is hit with President Trump's new tariffs, the latest jobs report shows job growth has slowed sharply. Trump is blaming Fed Chair Jerome Powell for the weak report. NBC News ...

Trump blasts ‘Too Late’ Powell

President Donald Trump resumed his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the central bank declined to cut ...

US yields climb as Fed's Powell uncertain about September easing

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said it's too soon to say whether the ...

Powell on ‘solid ground’ by not raising interest rates, says fmr. Kansas City Fed chief

Thomas Hoenig, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Fed Chair ...

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts

The Federal Reserve is leaving its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated ...

Equities retreat as Powell dampens Fed Sept cut hopes

U.S. stocks closed well off earlier highs after a choppy session on Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell chilled ...

The Fed holds rates steady for the fifth time this year

The Fed announced it will leave interest rates unchanged in July, despite Trump and members of his cabinet pushing for a cut.

Trump has given Powell ‘no motivation to cooperate’ says former White House commerce secretary—he might now be paying the price for it

Trump's former commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, tells Fortune that President Trump has given the Fed an unwinnable dilemma.