Trump’s Search for Powell’s Replacement Adds to Cacophony Around Interest Rate Decision NYT | Top Stories Colby Smith 10 December 2025 at 23:22 The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank. © Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesNaming a new Federal Reserve chair will be President Trump’s biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank.
At Fed Meeting, Interest Rate Cut Expected Amid Divisions NYT | Top Stories Colby Smith 10 December 2025 at 23:02 The central bank is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday even as a growing chorus of officials urge caution. © Caroline Gutman for The New York TimesJerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, has been able corral his colleagues to move as a cohesive group under complex economic conditions, but this meeting could be especially challenging.
Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates NYT | Top Stories Colby Smith 8 December 2025 at 18:03 The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him. © Caroline Gutman for The New York TimesThe conundrum Jerome H. Powell faces in his final months as the Federal Reserve chair is unlike anything he has experienced in his eight-year tenure.
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