Trump Will 'Take Over The Fed,' Larry Kudlow Says Economist Larry Kudlow predicts President Donald Trump will make big moves at the Federal Reserve when Chairman Jerome Powell steps down. Benzinga · Sep 10, 2025
Lisa Cook can remain at Fed while fighting Trump dismissal, says judge A federal judge has temporarily blocked US President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud. Euronews · Sep 10, 2025
Trump's fury at Jerome Powell for being 'too late' to cut rates just got extra juice from another shocking jobs number The U.S. economy created 911,000 fewer jobs than initially thought from March 2024 to March 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed. Fortune · Sep 9, 2025
Sorry Jerome, weakening economic data is 'exactly what markets needed', says Wharton professor Jerome Powell’s Fed faces labor market weakness as Wall Street bets on rate cuts, with Jeremy Siegel and Goldman Sachs backing easing ahead. Fortune · Sep 9, 2025
Trump's Rate Cut Demands Are 'A Recipe For A Bubble,' Says Ruchir Sharma: Points To 'AI Mania,' Surging Equity Markets As Red Flags According to author, fund manager and columnist, Ruchir Sharma, the Federal Reserve’s much-anticipated rate cut later this month, amid substantial political and economic pressures, risks igniting a dangerous asset bubble. Benzinga · Sep 9, 2025
Scott Bessent Reportedly Threatened Housing Finance Chief Bill Pulte In A 'Bonkers' And 'Unhinged' Confrontation: 'I'm Gonna Punch You' A private dinner at Washington's ultra-exclusive Executive Branch club turned chaotic Wednesday night after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly went into a profanity-laced tirade at the Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte. Benzinga · Sep 9, 2025
How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws President Donald Trump’s penchant to act first, ask later was on full display recently when he became the first president in American history to fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board. The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025
Wall Street is locked in for a Fed rate cut next week: The only question is how far and how fast Powell will go “The broader market psychology has shifted,” Convera’s George Vessey says. “The question is no longer if the Fed will ease, but how fast.” Fortune · Sep 8, 2025
Ken Griffin lays down the law on why Trump needs to back off the Fed, saying his meddling could prompt a national debt crisis Ken Griffin warns Trump’s pressure on Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve risks eroding U.S. institutional credibility. Fortune · Sep 8, 2025
Economist Asks Fed To Take Its 'Head Out Of The Sand' On Rates Amid Weak Jobs Report — But Cuts 'Will Harm the Labor Market,' Says Peter Schiff Prominent economists are sharing their opinions on last week’s weaker-than-expected jobs report, seeing it as a clear sign of a slowdown in America’s labor market. Benzinga · Sep 8, 2025
Trump Could 'Zimbabwify' America, Says Economist Paul Krugman: Warns Against 'Fiscal Dominance' of Monetary Policy Economist Paul Krugman is raising the alarm against President Donald Trump’s attempts to destroy the Federal Reserve’s independence, in a push for personal control over monetary policy. Benzinga · Sep 8, 2025
The Fed got it wrong and is late again, top economist says, as job gains collapse "So could they play catch-up? Yes, they could. Hopefully they will, but it's a more risky operation than a lot of people expect it to be." Fortune · Sep 6, 2025
Scott Bessent Says 'Fed Must Change Course' As Trump Weighs Jerome Powell Successors, Treasury Secretary Calls For 'Nonpartisan Review' U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Friday, urging sweeping reforms and accusing the central bank of driving inflation and inequality while President Donald Trump weighs successors to Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Benzinga · Sep 6, 2025
Revisions and rising unemployment: what to know about the US jobs report August’s report gave signs of a cooling labor market with negative job numbers for the first time since 2020 – here’s what we learned The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2025
Fortune · Sep 5, 2025 Is the Fed ready to go big? Analysts debate jumbo rate cut after soft jobs data A half-point cut is “now in play,” some analysts say.
Reason · Sep 5, 2025 A Bad Jobs Report Plus: Eric Adams drop-out watch, DOJ investigates Lisa Cook, critiquing Blueskyism, and more...
The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2025 US added just 22,000 jobs in August, continuing slowdown amid Trump tariffs Latest report also contained more bad news – the US lost 13,000 jobs in June, according to latest survey
Benzinga · Sep 5, 2025 Trump Fed Pick Says He's 'Not At All' A 'Puppet' As Elizabeth Warren Warns Stephen Miran Would 'Take An Axe' To Central Bank Autonomy President Donald Trump‘s Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Miran defended his independence during a contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday, as Democrats warned his appointment could undermine the central bank’s autonomy over monetary policy decisions.
Benzinga · Sep 5, 2025 Mortgage Rates May Fall Before Fed's Much-Anticipated September Rate Cut: Here's Why Mortgage rates could slip even before the Federal Reserve formally cuts rates on Sept. 17 because lenders tend to price in expectations ahead of policy moves and mortgages key off the 10-year Treasury yield more than the Fed's short-term rate.
The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2025 US justice department opens criminal inquiry into Fed governor Lisa Cook Officials to investigate claims of mortgage fraud against Cook, who has refused to accept firing by Donald Trump
International Business Times · Sep 4, 2025 Trump's Fed Governor Pick Vows To Uphold Central Bank Independence Donald Trump's pick to join the Federal Reserve's board of governors pledged to uphold US central bank independence if confirmed -- but was coy about leaving his current White House role in the process, as the institution faces growing pressure from the president to slash interest rates.
Fortune · Sep 4, 2025 The price of gold could hit $5,000 if Trump keeps meddling with the Fed, Goldman Sachs says “Gold is a store of value that doesn’t rely on institutional trust,” Samantha Dart says.
Benzinga · Sep 3, 2025 Gold And Silver ETFs Soar, But Not For The Reason You Think Gold has jumped above $3,500 per ounce this week, setting new records and solidifying its status as 2025’s top commodity. What’s changed this time is not the magnitude of the rally but what’s driving it.
Benzinga · Sep 3, 2025 Small-Cap ETFs Just Became The Hot New Trade—Thanks To Powell Small-cap stocks, which had been underperforming for months, are now gaining investor interest, with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) drawing $1.5 billion in new inflows last week, according to FactSet data cited by Etf.com. The rally followed the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole, which indicated that…
Fortune · Sep 2, 2025 Top economist Torsten Slok warns of an ‘inflation mountain’ in a potential repeat of the ’70s “The risks are rising that we could see another ‘inflation mountain’ emerge over the coming months,” Apollo Global’s chief economist said.