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Donald Trump’s economic advisor said that Federal Reserve writers behind a report claiming that Americans bear the brunt of tariffs should be “disciplined.”Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council, criticized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s economic analysis of the impact of tariffs published last week, calling for…
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President Donald Trump has a Jerome Powell-sized problem with installing Kevin Warsh as the new Fed chair.A key Republican senator has vowed to oppose the confirmation of any nominee to be the next Federal Reserve chairman until the Department of Justice’s probe into Powell, the current chair, is resolved.That senator…
The first Federal Reserve meeting of 2026 is in the books, and Chair Jerome Powell stayed tight-lipped on the central bank’s biggest controversies.From the job market to political tensions, here are Business Insider’s biggest takeaways from the January call to hold rates steady.Economic optimismThe Fed appeared more optimistic about the…
