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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Federal Reserve, December 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
January 12, 2026, 12:29 pm
Trump administration threatens Fed chair with criminal indictment as conflict escalates
Jerome Powell accuses administration of using legal threats to influence Federal Reserve policy, as White House pushes for dramatic cuts in interest rates
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
People pose for photos with the Charging Bull statue in New York's Financial District, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
March 16, 2020, 2:01 am
US Fed takes emergency steps to slash rates and ease bank rules
In bid to stabilize economy amid coronavirus fears, Fed lowers benchmark interest rate to near zero and says it will buy $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, August 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 24, 2019, 2:24 am
Markets tumble as Trump blasts Fed Chief, ratchets up trade war with China
US president in Twitter rant calls Jerome Powell an ‘enemy,’ pledges more tariffs on Chinese goods, deepening fears of a global economic slowdown
By Martin Crutsinger
President Donald Trump walks with Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell before announcing him as his nominee for the next chair of the Federal Reserve in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
December 23, 2018, 4:25 am
Trump reportedly asked if he could fire Fed chief
Treasury head says president denies suggesting he wanted to get rid of Jerome Powell, though he has not been happy since the US central bank raised interest rates
By AFP
This photo combo of file photos shows US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (AP Photo)
December 1, 2018, 1:55 pm
Did Trump replace Fed chief due to her lack of height?
A report in the Washington Post says the president was impressed by Janet Yellen during an interview, but felt she was not tall enough for the job
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve, in a panel to discuss central bank communication, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 14, 2017. (Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images via JTA)
February 6, 2018, 8:46 am
Janet Yellen: I would have liked to serve another term as head of Fed
US central bank chief, who will take up a position at fiscal think tank, says she was disappointed to have not been reappointed by Trump
By JTA
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