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Powell defends Fed renovation amid Trump criticism
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back Thursday on GOP criticisms regarding renovation costs for two buildings in ...
Jerome Powell defends $2.5B Federal Reserve renovation: ‘Good stewards of public resources’
Powell has faced a firestorm of Republican criticism over the lavish renovation — as President Trump demands that Powell ...
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Trump officials using building renovation costs to go after Fed chair, WSJ says
High-profile criticism of some $700 million in cost overruns is said to be an effort to pressure Jerome Powell to quit.
Fed's Powell asks watchdog to take fresh look at renovation project, Politico reports
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the Fed board's inspector general to take a fresh look at the project ...
Trump budget chief Vought ramps up criticism of Powell, vows investigation into Fed renovations
Powell has said politics don't play a part in Fed rate decisions. He and his colleagues have held the key overnight borrowing ...
Trump demands 'terrible' Fed chair Powell resign immediately, calls for rate cuts
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Chairman Jerome Powell to resign immediately, and renewed his calls for the central bank to lower interest rates.