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Kevin Hassett Says Fed Rate Decisions Tainted by Partisan Politics
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett accused the Federal Reserve of injecting politics into its interest-rate ...
Here's What Happens to the Economy if Trump Fires Jerome Powell and Installs a Loyalist at the Fed
President Donald Trump wants to lower interest rates to approximately zero, a change that could goose the economy in the ...
Dollar Recovers as Markets Digest Trump’s Fed Move
The dollar rose and strengthened against the euro and the yen, bouncing back from the decline that followed Trump’s pick of Stephen Miran for the Fed vacancy.
Portes: Waller Would be an 'Excellent' Fed Chair, Hassett a 'Disaster'
Christopher Waller is the best option out of the contenders for next Fed chair says Richard Portes, Professor of Economics at ...
Investors game out market reaction to Fed chair replacement favorites
As U.S. President Donald Trump narrows his shortlist for the next Federal Reserve chair, investors and strategists are ...
Fed chief candidate gins up new conspiracy on data quality — this time on GDP
Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council and one of the so-called “two Kevins” that may be the next chief ...
Trump to Nominate Stephen Miran to Fed Board. What to Know About His Policy Views.
P resident Donald Trump will nominate Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, to the Federal ...