Jerome Powell

Jerome Powell

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Jerome Powell is the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, responsible for overseeing monetary policy in the United States. He is currently in the news as investors await his testimony before Congress, which could influence economic forecasts and market reactions, particularly concerning gold prices.

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Jerome Powell signalled the start of an interest rate easing cycle that influenced last year’s gold rush.

Price of gold is being driven up by Donald Trump’s trade wars, his real war on Iran, AI’s growing bill and the Japanese yen crisis
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-12
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Jerome Powell is the former Fed chair whom Trump attempted to force out of his position.

Trump is messing around with the Fed again
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-11
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The department used its powers to try to get leverage over former Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-08-08
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Powell attended oral arguments in the Lisa Cook case in January, in an unusual show of support.

White House renews its attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-08-07
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Jerome Powell had a tense relationship with Donald Trump over monetary policy.

La Fed mantiene sin cambios las tasas interés entre el 3.5% y el 3.75%
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-30
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Jerome Powell is the former chairman of the Federal Reserve under whom dissent in the committee became more common.

Warsh schiebt Zinserhöhung weiter hinaus
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-29
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Jerome Powell had a tense relationship with Trump over monetary policy.

Fed mantiene sin cambios los tipos de interés; quedan entre 3.5% y el 3.75%
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2026-07-29
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Jerome Powell, Warsh's predecessor, successfully managed to raise interest rates without pushing the economy into recession.

Federal Reserve USA hält Leitzins stabil: Zinspause mit Diskussionen - Wirtschaft
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-07-29
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Jerome Powell is Warsh's predecessor who cut rates to stabilize the labor market.

U.S. Fed seen holding rates steady, but Warsh’s no-guidance policy creates some uncertainty
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-07-29
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Trump maintained a tense relationship with Jerome Powell during his first term.

Trump vuelve a pedir a la Fed bajar tipos de interés en la víspera de su reunión monetaria
La Prensa – high-circulation Honduran daily·HondurasHonduras· 2026-07-28
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Jerome Powell was the former Fed Chair under whom Kevin Warsh served for eight years.

The world’s most important market is flashing red about the Iran war
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-07-23
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Boasberg dismissed grand jury subpoenas in the probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Judge Boasberg again denies pro-life groups a jury trial on free speech
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-07-22
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Jerome Powell was the previous Federal Reserve Chairman whom Donald Trump attempted to isolate due to his refusal to accept presidential influence.

محمد كركوتي يكتب: لا فائدة منخفضة حالياً
Al Ittihad·United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates· 2026-07-20
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Jerome Powell was the previous Fed Chair who faced criticism from Trump before Warsh took over.

Kevin Warshs Hoffnung muss warten
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-09
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Kevin Warsh replaced Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.

New Fed Chair vows independence amid call for lower rates | Business
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-07-02
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Trump has repeatedly berated former Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not decreasing borrowing costs to the president’s liking.

Trump is losing his fight with the Fed
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-06-30
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Trump wanted to remove Powell from the Fed board to appoint more amenable members.

Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve plan dealt a blow
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-30
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Jerome Powell is a Fed governor and former Fed chair who was appointed by Trump in 2018.

US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional | US supreme court
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-06-29
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Jerome Powell is the Federal Reserve Chairman who attended the Supreme Court oral arguments regarding Lisa Cook's firing.

Supreme Court rules on Trump's attempt to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-06-29
6.0

Jerome Powell is Warsh's predecessor who shifted to holding press conferences after every Fed meeting.

Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates | Business
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-06-23
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Jerome Powell was the then-chairman of the Federal Reserve who had a similar investigation suspended.

Juiz encerra investigação do Departamento de Justiça que visava Tim Walz | EUA
Público·PortugalPortugal· 2026-06-23
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In January 2026, he signed a statement criticising the Trump administration’s investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Former Fed chairman dies at 100
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-22
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Jerome Powell is the former chairman of the Federal Reserve who faced attacks from Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump’s pick for US Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin Warsh, faces familiar challenges
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-22
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Trump's campaign aimed to make Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's life miserable.

New book reveals Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, called Netanyahu a 'con man'
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2026-06-21
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Jerome Powell is the former Federal Reserve chair whose life Trump chose to make miserable instead of firing him.

Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’ | Donald Trump
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-06-20
4.0

Jerome Powell served as the US central bank's leader for eight years before being replaced by Kevin Warsh.

US filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as lay-offs remain historically low | Business
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-06-19
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