Christopher Rugaber

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  • Ho humEconomy

    The average American hasn’t gotten any richer over the last 5 years after a breakneck 21% boost from 2014-2019

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)Politics

    The Fed’s independence is hanging by a thread, and this ‘nuclear’ scenario would signal ‘things are truly going off the rails,’ economists say

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome Powell, Lisa CookEconomy

    Lisa Cook takes out restraining order against Trump as fired Fed official fights to keep her job

    By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • Jerome PowellEconomy

    The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge just came in mostly cool, but hot under the surface again

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Lisa CookPolitics

    Lisa Cook’s lawyer says Trump’s termination letter was an ‘illegal action,’ vows to sue

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome Powell, Lisa CookEconomy

    Trump says he’s firing Fed governor Lisa Cook, she vows she ‘will not resign’

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • LagardeEconomy

    Lagarde says Europe’s economy would be even worse without the immigrants who moved in after the pandemic

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellEconomy

    Powell’s next independence challenge: How to do what Trump has been asking for while preserving credibility

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Reagan and VolckerEconomy

    Why does an independent Fed matter? Just look at Ronald Reagan’s economy with Paul Volcker hiking rates to nearly 20%

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellEconomy

    Powell says ‘shifting balance of risks’ may warrant a sooner rate cut

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Lisa CookBanking

    Fed governor has ‘no intention of being bullied to step down’ by Trump

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellEconomy

    Fed minutes reveal concern over ‘the effects of higher tariffs’ as central bank left rates unchanged

    By The Associated Press and Christopher Rugaber
  • Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal ReserveBanking

    Trump calls on Fed governor to resign after cabinet member raises accusation of mortgage fraud

    By The Associated Press and Christopher Rugaber
  • Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks with Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve during a meeting.Banking

    Trump once again gets fresh ammunition in his fight with the Fed, calling on Governor Lisa Cook to resign over mortgage-fraud claims

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome Powell at the podiumEconomy

    Inflation is staying level—for now—but the next wave of tariff-driven price increases is already in motion: ‘They are going up, we’ve seen that’

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press