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  • Stephen MiranEconomy

    Trump to replace Biden Fed appointee with Stephen Miran, chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers

    By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, and others
  • Donald TrumpEconomy

    Just 38% approve of Trump’s handling of the economy as promises of ‘golden age’ collide with reality

    By Josh Boak, Christopher Rugaber, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    The Trump cliff or the art of the deal? Dozens of countries face tariff deadline without trade deals in hand

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    Powell warns of ‘long way to go’ before Fed can maybe cut interest rates

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Trump, PowellEconomy

    Jerome Powell had a surprise visit from Trump. He’s poised to leave interest rates unchanged anyway

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The sculpture of an eagle looks out from behind protective construction wrapping on the facade as the Federal Reserve Board Building undergoes both interior and exterior renovations, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Politics

    The Fed’s architects wanted glass in the HQ renovation, but Trump appointees to a local commission pushed for marble

    By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, and others
  • Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Economy

    Fed board member and possible Powell replacement says bank should cut rate this month because growth is slowing ‘significantly’

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal ReservePolitics

    Here’s why Trump is focusing on an office renovation to target Jerome Powell when he’s really upset about (lack of) rate cuts

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • ShoppersFinance

    Inflation hits highest level since February as toll of tariffs begins to appear

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    Powell asks inspector general to review $2.5 billion cost of Federal Reserve renovation

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 29: People shop during the Friday shopping rush at a Walmart in Mountain View, California, United States on November 29, 2024. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)Economy

    Fortune 500 giants Nike and Walmart are warning of upcoming price hikes, but tariff-wary Americans are already pulling back on spending

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Michelle Bowman, incoming vice chair for supervision at the US Federal Reserve, left, and Jonathan McKernan, under secretary of the Treasury for domestic finance nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy event at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 6, 2025. Bowman says the central bank will soon address the “odd mismatch” between the confidential ratings of big banks and the lenders’ financial conditions. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEconomy

    Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman says bank should consider cutting rate in July because tariff effects may be smaller than expected

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Politics

    Trump calls Fed chair Powell ‘stupid’ and ‘political’ after latest decision not to cut rates: ‘We have no inflation, we have only success’

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Target shopping carts in a rowRetail

    Retail CEO says orders from big-box stores are down 40% because they have no idea how shoppers are going to react to price hikes

    By Christopher Rugaber, Anne D'Innocenzio, and others
  • Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks with attendees at the Thomas Laubach Research Conference in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 15, 2025Economy

    Trump hiring freeze threatens key economic data as the Fed zeroes in on inflation

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press