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Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump administration appeals ruling that allows Lisa Cook to stay on Federal Reserve’s board

By Tom Howell Jr. and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the July 29-30, 2025, Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE* *

Federal Reserve Chair Powell signals conditions may ‘warrant’ policy change, hinting at rate cut

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 5, 2018, photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, center, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., left, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walk during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump, Powell tour Federal Reserve headquarters amid criticism over renovation price tag

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks off following a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Federal Reserve in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fed ignores Trump’s plea for an interest-rate cut, keeps rates unchanged

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Federal Reserve, which is under construction, is seen, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Federal Reserve keeps rates steady, defies pressure from Trump

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell leaves after a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on interest rates despite Trump’s demands for cuts

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

An American flag flies over the Federal Reserve building on May 4, 2021, in Washington. With the end of their two-year fight against inflation in sight, Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, are likely to set the stage for the first cut to their key interest rate in four years. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

House Democrat calls on Fed to ‘immediately’ cut interest rates, warns of recession

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference about the Federal Reserve's monetary policy at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fed Chairman Powell says U.S. fiscal path ‘unsustainable’ despite current growth

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Squad lawmaker accuses Fed chief Powell of ‘engineering a recession’ by raising interest rates

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives for a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Powell tells Senate panel inflation still ‘higher than expected,’ sees more interest rate hikes

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nomination hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve will lift its benchmark short-term interest rate at its next meeting in two weeks, Powell says in prepared testimony he will deliver to a congressional committee Wednesday, March 2. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP, File)

Powell tells Congress that Fed will raise rates this month

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during his re-nominations hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

Fed says it’s likely to raise key interest rate soon to fight high inflation

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell adjusts his watch as he prepares to speak to lawmakers during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Powell calls inflation a severe threat, disputes White House claims of easing supply-chain woes

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks after President Joe Biden announced Powell's nomination for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Biden also nominated Lael Brainard as vice chair, the No. 2 slot at the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

‘Stability and independence’: Biden praises Powell, taps him for Fed chair again

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

"I know you had to shut down but you opened right back up," Vice President Mike Pence said at the Winnebago plant in Forest City, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Economy shows signs of inching back from coronavirus lockdowns

By David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

Steven Mnuchin: ‘Definitely’ think we will need more economic rescue legislation

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Fed’s Jerome Powell: More spending by Congress may be needed to avoid long-term economic damage

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies to the House Budget Committee, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Donald Trump meets with Jerome Powell, Fed chairman he once called a ‘bonehead’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Stock market jumps to new highs as Fed’s Powell signals rate cut ahead

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times