Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell moved quickly behind the scenes after the Justice Department opened a criminal probe into his statements to Congress, with his calendar showing a burst of outreach ...

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on July 24, 2025. in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump and ...

Current chair wields deep bipartisan support and personal independence, but Trump has a closer relationship to his successor ...

In today’s edition … Did the Trump administration score an own goal on Powell? … The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two major cases … but first ...

As Jerome Powell’s term winds down as chair of the Federal Reserve, America’s central banker believes he is leaving the economy on “a firm footing.” That suggests a lengthy pause in interest-rate cuts ...

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The Justice Department is investigating Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, he confirmed Sunday, with the DOJ using Powell’s comments about renovating the Fed’s buildings to justify the probe—but ...

At first glance, Jerome Powell doesn’t come across as a member of the #Resistance. Lean, angular, and somewhat awkward in public, the chairman of the Federal Reserve looks like a central-casting ...