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September 4, 2025
Timothy Noah
Trump’s Fed Nominee Plays the Sycophant
At his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Stephen Miran fulsomely signaled that he’ll do whatever the president wants.
August 26, 2025
Timothy Noah
Meet Your New Fed Chair: Donald Trump
We knew the president would end the central bank’s independence, and for all intents and purposes, now he has.
July 1, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Fed Chair Says Trump Screwed Himself on Demand for Low Interest Rates
Donald Trump has been demanding that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Jerome Powell finally said why they haven’t.
June 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Tears Into Federal Reserve Chair Over Cratering U.S. Economy
Jerome Powell, for his part, brushed off Donald Trump’s crazed rant.
May 29, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Next Authoritarian Target: The Federal Reserve
The president seems serious about challenging the independence of the Fed.
April 25, 2025
Grace Segers
Trump’s Feud With the Federal Reserve Will Hit Your Pocketbook
The threat to the Fed’s independence affects more than just the stock market—ordinary Americans stand to lose out as well.
April 21, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Sends the Economy Tanking Over Fight With Fed Chair
Donald Trump has made it clear he wants to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
April 4, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s New Fight With Fed Exposes Just How Clueless He Is
Donald Trump may not actually understand how the economy works.
February 11, 2025
Timothy Noah
Donald Trump Has Found a New Way to Threaten the Economy
The markets haven’t freaked out about the president’s weird contention that he might renege on a portion of the national debt yet. But if he keeps talking about it—watch out.
April 19, 2024
Timothy Noah
The Case for High Interest Rates
An intriguing new theory says the Fed’s rate hikes have actually boosted economic growth. But is it too brilliant to be right?
March 20, 2023
Timothy Noah
What Changed Fed Chair Jerome Powell From Hero to Goat in One Week?
Before the SVB collapse, Powell was taming inflation without harming the U.S. economy. Now it’s fair to ask whether Biden should fire him.
February 22, 2023
Grace Segers
Debt Ceiling Politics Threaten the Power of the U.S. Dollar
Default could permanently threaten our status as the provider of the primary global reserve currency—along with the substantial economic benefits that come from this position of privilege.
February 24, 2015
Danny Vinik
Janet Yellen Is Testifying This Week. Here Are Four Questions Congress Should Ask Her.
October 9, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Federal Reserve Is the Only Institution Fighting for American Workers
July 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
CNBC's Rick Santelli Was Embarrassed on Live TV for Being Wrong About the Economy. But He's Hardly Alone.
June 17, 2014
Danny Vinik
Janet Yellen Is About to Face Her First Big Test at the Fed
March 17, 2014
Danny Vinik
Economists Do Not Agree About How To Measure Unemployment
May 31, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Obama's Student-Debt Fix Isn't Much Better than the GOP's
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