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Biden seeks to keep Powell in place, elevate Brainard at Federal Reserve

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 22, 2021
Brainard will be nominated for vice chair. The two officials typically agree on monetary policy but sometimes diverge on regulation.
President Joe Biden names Jerome Powell, left, as his nominee for Federal Reserve chair and Lael Brainard, right, as vice chair.
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Will the Fed use regional openings to diversify its leadership?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 7, 2021
A group of directors at each regional bank is in charge of forming a search committee to hire a new president.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has expressed support for diversifying the regional Fed banks.
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Fed says not to worry about debt right now. But we have to, eventually.

by Andy Uhler
Apr 29, 2020
Politicians never want to tell voters about the need to balance the budget through tax hikes or spending cuts.
"This is not the time" to worry about debt, Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
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Can Trump fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell?

by Adriene Hill , Janet Nguyen and Daisy Palacios
Dec 24, 2018
The president isn’t happy with the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.
President Donald Trump looks on as his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, speaks during a press event at the White House last year.
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Fed Chair Jay Powell: We’re “independent of political considerations”

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2018
In a 30 minute conversation, Chairman Powell discusses tariffs, political pressure on the Fed and wage stagnation.
Jerome Powell listens as President Trump announces Powell as nominee for Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017.
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Quiz: Who said it? Powell versus Yellen

by Donna Tam , Sarah Menendez and Arjuna Soriano
Feb 27, 2018
The two Fed chairs have very similar mindsets when it comes to monetary policy. Can you even tell the difference?
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Goodbye, Janet Yellen

by Lizzie O'Leary
Feb 2, 2018
The Federal Reserve's first female chair brought an era of steadiness to the central bank.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
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Federal Reserve raises interest rates ahead of the tax reform deal

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 13, 2017
It's a third time this year that the Fed has increased interest rates.
Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen arrives for a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill, November 29, 2017, in Washington, DC.
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What will the GOP tax bill do for the economy?

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 3, 2017
And what will Jerome Powell do for the Fed?
President Donald Trump speaks to the House Ways and Means Committee about tax reform legislation yesterday at the White House, flanked by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, left, and committee Chairman Kevin Brady.
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Advice from the chairs: How to succeed at the Fed

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 2, 2017
Words of wisdom from former chairs of the Federal Reserve.
Former and current Federal Reserve Board Chairs, Ben Bernanke (L) and Janet Yellen (R).
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