Trump, Federal Reserve

The U.S. Economy Is Stuck in a Showdown Between Trump and the Federal Reserve
That seems to be at least part of the calculus for President-elect Donald Trump, who revived his war of words with the Federal Reserve as he called for less restrictive monetary policy at a Tuesday press conference in Mar-a-Lago.
Top Federal Reserve Bank Regulator to Step Down to Avoid Clash With Trump
Ahead of Donald Trump taking office, Federal Reserve's top banking regulator has resigned from his role as vice chair of supervision.
Forbes Daily: Why The Federal Reserve Has Some Concerns About Trump
Thursday's edition of Forbes Daily covers updates on California wildfires, Anthropic's new funding, most profitable sports teams, Eric Schmidt's AI project and more.
Trump and the Federal Reserve are definitely about to clash now
Michael Barr’s sudden decision to step down as the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision has just confirmed what everyone already saw coming: a full-blown clash between Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve.
Opinion
Trump is already winning his war against the Federal Reserve
The Fed’s top bank cop, Michael Barr, is stepping down early to avoid a legal battle with Trump. If the Federal Reserve is politicized and weakened, the winners will be large financial institutions and the losers will be all of us. Unfortunately, that’s already happening before President-elect Donald Trump is even sworn in.
Opinion
The Federal Reserve Thinks Trump is Going to Make Inflation Much Worse
Officials are deeply worried that the incoming president's policies on immigration and trade will cause inflation to rise.
Trump just won his first battle with the Fed without lifting a finger
The abrupt departure of a top official ensures that questions about the president's ability to chip away at the Fed’s prized independence will linger.
Top Federal Reserve bank regulator, under fire from GOP, to step down next month
The Federal Reserve’s top financial regulator said Monday that he would resign next month, avoiding a potential confrontation with the incoming Trump administration and Republicans in the Senate
Federal Reserve Worried About How Trump Policies On Tariffs And Immigration Could Impact Inflation, Minutes Show
The effects of potential changes in trade and immigration policy suggested” restoring 2% inflation “could take longer than ...
Fed officials lean ‘neutral’ on policy but expect clarity once Trump begins
United States Federal Reserve officials said that the strong economy toward the end of 2024 and inflation staying above its ...
After Trump's criticism, Michael Barr to resign as vice chair of Federal Reserve
Michael Barr, the vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, said he will leave his post in February, giving ...
‘A little heartburn': Jobs blowout stokes inflation concern with Trump poised to return
The government reported another blowout jobs number, but the danger for Trump will be if the economy falters even slightly from the sky-high hopes that investors have for his administration.
Trump’s agenda already faces irresistible forces
President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda faces roadblocks before he even takes office. Despite his Republican Party ...
Donald Trump: “Interest rates are far too high”
Donald Trump is back with bold claims, saying that “inflation is continuing to rage” and “interest rates are far too high.” ...
Donald Trump's first decisions to pose biggest risk for US stocks?
US stock market is likely to be dictated by the policy-related decisions made by US President-elect Donald Trump.
With Barr's exit from regulatory role, Trump gets early chance to reshape Fed
Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr's decision on Monday to resign early from his regulatory oversight role sets up an early test of how Donald Trump will try to shape the U.S.