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Trump Pressures Powell: Renovation Row and Interest Rate Clash
President Trump escalates pressure on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates by targeting the Federal Reserve's costly renovation plans. Trump's tactics include appointing allies to review the renovations and publicly criticizing Powell,

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Why Trump might not get rapid interest-rate cuts even after he replaces Fed chief Powell
Trump says Powell costs US $900B a year in interest by not cutting rates. Is he right?
White House Escalates Pressure Campaign on Fed Chair by Targeting Its Headquarters Renovation
The Supreme Court said in May that it could block any attempts by the White House to dismiss Powell, noting as part of a separate ruling that the Fed “is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity.”...

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Fed Defends Renovations as White House Widens Attacks on Central Bank
The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell
White House opens new front in attack on Fed chief Jay Powell
Republican members of Congress have attacked the Fed over the cost of the refurbishment, with Senate banking committee chair Tim Scott saying it appeared out of touch when ordinary Americans were str...

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Trump official criticizes Fed chief Powell as Trump takes aim over interest rates
Can the Next Fed Chair Truly Be Independent From Trump’s Influence?
Why Isn't the Fed Cutting Interest Rates? What To Know
The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.
Bessent teases new Aug. 1 deadline for tariffs, says Fed chair can’t cut rates like Trump wants
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration is now eyeing Aug. 1 as the date to slap the “Liberation Day” tariffs against countries that failed to cut
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Refi Rates Steady Below 7%: Current Mortgage Refinance Rates for July 10, 2025
Refinance rates were mixed, but one key rate fell. Even a slightly lower interest rate can save you money on your home loan.
Merger and acquisition dealmakers can ride out the geo-political storm, study suggests
An analysis from Bayes Business School arrives as the global economy and businesses are buffeted by geopolitical turbulence—including President Donald Trump's weaponization of tariffs, huge fiscal deficits in many big western nations,
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Trump's tariffs kept Fed from cutting rates, Jerome Powell says
The Federal Reserve would have cut interest rates by now if President Donald Trump's tariffs weren't so substantial, central bank chief Jerome Powell said Tuesday. Trump’s ever-changing tariff ...
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Political risks threaten to hurt reforms
Bangladesh faces a convergence of political volatility and global trade headwinds that could derail its reform agenda and obstruct recovery from an economic slowdown, the World Bank has said in a new assessment.
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Market Tremors: Tariffs and Tech Influence Wall Street's Rollercoaster Ride
Wall Street's major indexes closed lower as President Trump's new tariffs on multiple countries stirred market uncertainties. Tesla shares also plummeted following CEO Elon Musk's political party announcement.
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