The president’s calls for Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, to resign are diverting attention from economic issues as top central bankers from around the world gather in Jackson, Wyo.
The Trump administration on Wednesday broadened its attacks beyond Jerome H. Powell, left, the Federal Reserve chair, to Lisa Cook, center, who has served as a member of the Board of Governors since 2022.
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates.
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting showed policymakers grappling with a slowing labor market and inflation that remains above the central bank’s target.