Jerome Powell
Kugler’s resignation from Fed opens door for Trump, say experts
Governor’s departure could enable president to appoint “shadow chair” to further undermine Powell
Trump should not have fired head of stats bureau, say experts
Economists say dismissal undermines trust in official data, along with president’s arguments and democracy itself
Fed holds rates, despite pressure from White House
Experts say stance is in response to Trump’s trade policies and lament his attacks on central bank
Markets bet on cuts when Trump threatens Powell – research
Economists link attacks on Fed independence with expectations of policy easing
RBA governor praises Fed’s independence following Trump’s attacks
Bullock says US central bank is “doing what it’s supposed to be doing”
Trump to inspect Fed buildings in Washington
Visit comes as central bank’s chair faces continued flak over renovations bill and refusal to cut rates
Bessent floats audit of Fed’s perceived failures
Treasury secretary is latest Trump official to attack central bank, but says chair need not step down
Judy Shelton on gold, tariffs and where the Fed went wrong
The potential successor to Jerome Powell discusses why she thinks the Fed is too powerful, why her stance on gold is not a ‘crank’ position, and why she feels events have vindicated her and president Trump on the need for rate cuts
Will Fed’s HQ cost overruns be enough for Trump to fire Powell?
Chair’s defenders say administration wants to use renovations bill as pretext for his removal
Fed succession planning: will Trump stick to the script?
The race to succeed Jerome Powell as head of the world’s most powerful central bank has already begun
No changes to Fed swap lines, Lagarde worried about ‘truth’ – panel
Fed, ECB, BoE, BoJ and BoK governors discuss tariffs, stablecoins, r*, scenario analyses and the future
Economists denounce Trump’s ‘bullying’ of Fed chair
Experts also back Powell’s assessment rates would probably be lower were it not for tariffs
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu on the impact of an America-first agenda
The former acting comptroller of the currency speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the future of the US Treasury market, Fed independence, financial de-regulation, the Genius Act and international co-operation
Fed unveils plan to cut leverage ratio requirements
Bowman says proposed eSLR reform will free up banks’ capacity to deal in Treasury market
Hedge funds scale back steepener positions as risks rise
Uncertainties around US Treasury issuance and timing of Fed rate cuts see investors trim ‘consensus’ trade
Fed maintains wait-and-see approach with rate hold
Powell ignores Trump’s calls for easing amid president’s continued insults
US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals
A fractured monetary system
US policy is encouraging a transition away from a dollar-led, rules-based order
Is the central bank gold rush over?
Has gold become too expensive to offer value as a diversification asset amid geopolitical turbulence?
Leverage ratio reform: the good, the bad and the Treasury
A simple cut would be less likely to stoke interest rate risk than exempting US government bonds
Why US banks are not taking their eye off reputational risk
The concept may be removed from supervisory exams, but the 2023 crisis showed the risk is real
Maurice Obstfeld on the trade war’s damage to the monetary system
The former IMF chief economist speaks about Trump’s chaotic economic policies, the erosion of Fed independence and dollar stability, difficult policy trade-offs for central banks, and the threat to the Bretton Woods institutions
Mr Bessent goes to Basel: the fate of global bank regulation
US resistance to international standards could spark greater fragmentation of prudential rules
Fed’s SLR reform must address interest rate risks – experts
Planned change receives support from some, but others warn of slippery slope to excessive deregulation