Jerome Powell
Trump says he may be down to one candidate to head the Fed
[DAVOS, Switzerland] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated he was close to choosing the new chair of the Federal Reserve, adding he liked the idea of keeping White House economic adviser Ke...
Democratic senators demand records on Powell probe
US DEMOCRATIC senators Elizabeth Warren and Dick Durbin on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to turn over records related to the Justice Department’s criminal probe of Federal...
Hassett says Trump may be right to keep him out as Fed chair
Jerome Powell’s term as head of the central bank ends on May 15
Federal Reserve’s Jefferson says he considers Powell to be ‘of the highest integrity’
[BOCA RATON] US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, responding to the Department of Justice subpoena of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, said on Friday he considered Powell to be “of the highest inte...
How much political risk is the market really pricing in?
From Fed independence fears to Japan’s surprise election, host Emily Liu finds out why Asian markets keep climbing despite global political chaos.
IMF’s Georgieva says central bank independence critical, backs Powell
[KYIV] International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday underscored the importance of keeping central banks independent and threw her support behind beleaguered Federal Reserve Chair...
Bank Indonesia joins global central banks in backing Fed’s Powell
It is the first monetary authority in South-east Asia to publicly throw its support behind Fed chairman Jerome Powell
Fed officials stress independence as rate hold signals mount
Most market participants do not see another cut until June
Bank of Japan puts self-defence ahead of solidarity with Fed’s Powell
BOJ is not immune to the kind of things happening with the Fed