The executive order is particularly challenging for the central bank because its insulation from short-term politics helps give it credibility in financial markets.

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The Fed took a hit to its independence with a new Trump executive order that seeks to rein in the autonomy of independent agencies that do not operate under day-to-day control of the White House.

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Kevin Hassett, a key economic adviser to President Donald Trump, said that he will hold regular lunch meetings with Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other central bank policymakers. Nissan CEO Makoto ...

Trump called Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’ amid a brewing war of words between the two leaders. Here are the key developments on the 1,092nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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