The Fed Can't Fight Inflation Alone. Will Congress Do Its Part? Lawmakers have to show they'll back the national debt with future fiscal surpluses, which means reining in government spending. Reason · Sep 17
Ex-Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan dies aged 100 Alan Greenspan, who oversaw the second-longest economic expansion in US history as chairman of the Federal Reserve, has died aged 100. AAP · Jun 22
The Ghosts of 1987 Appear: Kevin Warsh, Alan Greenspan, and How to Invest Safely Under a New Fed Chair When a new Fed chair takes office at the White House amidst rising inflation, a bleeding bond market, and a speculative stock mania, the ghosts of 1987 aren’t just a curiosity. They are spirits to fear. Barchart · May 27
5 ETFs to Hedge Your Inflation Risk Investors looking to preserve the purchasing power of their portfolio may find these inflation-hedging ETFs useful. Kiplinger · May 12
Trump Fed pick Kevin Warsh could shake up the central bank with his ‘family fight’ model Since President Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his choice for Federal Reserve chair on Jan. 30, 2026, financial markets have focused on one question: Is he still the inflation hawk he once was, or is he now more comfortable with the lower interest rates that the president has long… The Conversation · Mar 31
Janet Yellen warns the $38 trillion national debt is nearing a red line economists have warned about for decades Top economists fear the era of fiscal dominance is here, and we’ve abandoned the debt problem already. Fortune · Jan 5
Trump is close to naming the new Federal Reserve chief. His choice could raise the risk of stagflation US President Donald Trump has signalled in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he is close to announcing his pick for the next chair of the US Federal Reserve. The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025
Why Trump’s attacks on the Fed’s independence are so dangerous The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week. But the aggressive action Trump seeks could dramatically backfire The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2025
The Real Threat to Fed Independence Isn't Trump. It's Congress' Debt Addiction. The president's clear attempt to interfere in the Federal Reserve is not a one-off crisis. Reason · Aug 28, 2025
What Trump’s move to fire Fed governor means for central bank’s independence The US president has said he is firing Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations – a move experts view as a means to exert more control The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
Why Jackson Hole Is The Fed's Mountaintop Moment—And Why It Matters More Than Ever Imagine being Jerome Powell this week. On Friday, August 22, the Federal Reserve chairman will step onto the stage at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium — the most closely watched monetary retreat in the world — with markets, politicians, and even building contractors staring him down. Benzinga · Aug 22, 2025
Trump’s an unstable bully – but it’s hard to defend the economic orthodoxies he is attacking With Rachel Reeves in the US, some clarity is needed: the global economy has been mismanaged and the Federal Reserve does deserve criticism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025
Is Donald Trump threatening the US Federal Reserve’s independence? US president Donald Trump has been increasingly calling for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, claiming that there is "virtually no inflation", as energy and grocery prices continue to decrease considerably. Euronews · Apr 22, 2025
Trump suggests he could remove US Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said in the Oval Office to reporters on Thursday. Euronews · Apr 18, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025 Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work It’s hard to say if the president truly knows what he’s doing. But there is a precedent for the US causing short-term chaos and reaping long-term gain, says economist James Meadway
Fortune · Feb 27, 2025 Trump can kill Fed independence. Why does the norm exist? The Supreme Court could overturn precedent that protects Chair Jerome Powell from being fired.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024 Jimmy Carter obituary US president whose subsequent decades of tireless humanitarian work brought him the Nobel peace prize
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Fortune · Nov 5, 2024 Donald Trump thinks he should influence Fed rates—here's what history and the law say “It could be used to boost up the legacy of one president, only to destroy the economy in the future,” said Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group.
Reason · Oct 10, 2024 Looking at Reagan Through the Lens of Trump Max Boot's biography of Ronald Reagan is deeply researched and informative, but it sometimes stumbles when it tries to use the past to make sense of the present.
Fortune · Aug 11, 2024 Donald Trump thinks he should influence Fed rates—here's what history and the law say “It could be used to boost up the legacy of one president, only to destroy the economy in the future,” said Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group.
Fortune · Jan 8, 2024 The brutal 2023 housing market was just like the 1980s—except with a little bit of Global Financial Crisis thrown in Millennials face a housing market a lot like their parents experienced—with a dash of their early adulthood added, for good measure.
Fortune · Oct 19, 2023 It’s official: The housing market is turning millennials into their parents. A Fortune 500 economist says it’s a deja vu market that is replaying the 1980s When the boomers came of homebuying age, they had to contend with high rates, high inflation, and a crowded market. Sound familiar?
Fortune · Oct 6, 2023 Buckle up for more ‘turbulence’ in the housing market, BofA says—it’s a housing recession, 1980s-style “Looking back at previous housing recessions, we think the 1980s are a better analogy for today's market than the 2008 housing crash,” BofA economists said.
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Why the US job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment Last year’s spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households