The WSJ report, quoting unnamed sources, said that Bessent had warned Trump about the possible legal, political, and market consequences of firing Powell before his term ends in May 2026.

President Donald Trump pushed back on a report from over the weekend that revealed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listed ...

Trump is ramping up his attacks on the WSJ days after suing them over an article in which they reported that Trump wrote a ...

On Wednesday morning, as markets worldwide shuddered on news that President Donald Trump was likely to fire Jerome Powell, James van Geelen at Citrini Research wasted no time in blasting a “macro ...

With demolishing the independence of the Federal Reserve in his sights, Trump’s almost complete dominance of the governance of the United States will be completeTrump’s campaign against the ...

Donald Trump’s attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell threaten far more than one man’s job—they endanger the entire U.S. and global economy. The Fed was intentionally designed to operate ...

Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 (G20) countries stressed the importance of central bank independence while pledging to boost cooperation in a joint statement issued on Friday after a two-day ...

In a significant move, G20 finance ministers emphasise the need for central bank independence, countering US President ...

In their first communique since last October, a month before US President Donald Trump's election victory paved the way for his subsequent tariff war, the ministers and central bankers highlighted the ...

Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee expressed support for Jerome Powell and central bank independence when asked about pressure being applied from President Trump, saying the Fed chair ...

President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim ...

President Donald Trump has opened up a new front in his attack on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell: He says ...