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Powell Letter Addresses White House Criticism of Fed Renovations
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a Thursday letter countered criticisms leveled at the central bank by a top White House official over a $2.5 billion renovation project. “We take seriously the responsibility to be good stewards of public resources as we fulfill the duties given to us by Congress on behalf of the American people,

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White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell
Fed's Powell responds to White House on Fed headquarters renovation
Firing Powell would do nothing to help Trump on interest rates
For a moment on Wednesday, it looked like President Donald Trump would finally attempt the improbable and fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Republican Senators Caution Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Trump’s Withering Criticism of Powell Puts Fed Decisions Under Microscope
Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny
The controversy over the cost of the renovations has thrust the National Capital Planning Commission, a 12-person panel that was created by Congress in 1924, into a rare political spotlight.

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Hedge funds favour short-dated, convertible bonds if Fed's Powell leaves early
Wall Street cruises to more records as PepsiCo and tech stocks rally
Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks
President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over i
Why the White House is attacking Jerome Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a renovation of the Fed's HQ and has suggested it could be cause to fire him.
White House moves to bolster Trump’s case for Jerome Powell firing
Trump's beef with Jerome Powell centers on interest rates, but he has also started criticizing his management of the renovation of two Fed buildings.
Trump tells GOP lawmakers he will likely fire Powell ‘soon’
President Trump indicated to Republican lawmakers that he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a senior White House official told The Hill. The suggestion came during an Oval Office
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