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President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates to a level typically reserved for recessions or periods of persistently weak growth, suggesting that such a setting could allow the government to restructure Treasury debt at a lower cost.
September 11 -
By the end of the week the municipal bond market should have a better idea of what Federal Reserve officials are thinking.
August 19 -
Two reports from House staff and the Government Accountability Office paint an unflattering portrait of the executive branch's administration of grant programs that benefit bond issuers.
July 22 -
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s job is safe for now, according to Larry Kudlow, top economic adviser to President Donald Trump.
July 9 -
The president said that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi would do a better job overseeing monetary policy in the U.S. than Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
June 26 -
Aides will send a short list of candidates to President Donald Trump soon.
June 25 -
President Trump has told confidants as recently as Wednesday that he believes he has the authority to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, according to people familiar with the matter.
June 20 -
Former Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer predicted President Trump won’t renominate Jerome Powell as central bank chair, undercutting the Fed’s autonomy.
June 17 -
President Trump sharply criticized Jerome Powell in an interview aired Friday, blaming the Federal Reserve chairman for raising interest rates.
June 14 -
Municipal issuers are benefiting from lower interest rates and investor demand that seem at least partly driven by the nearly constant talk of tariffs and trade wars.
June 13