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Powell sends letter to White House defending $2.5 billion Fed renovations

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sent a letter to the White House concerning the $2.5 billion renovations to the bank’s headquarters after a top official said the building was undergoing an “ost...

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Fed's Powell responds to White House on Fed headquarters renovation

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Why the White House is attacking Jerome Powell over the ‘Taj Mahal on the National Mall’

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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

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The Fed building renovations at the center of Trump's fight with Powell: Five things to know

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Playbook PM: Jerome Powell’s Trump whiplash

If Trump does reverse course and ax Powell — whom he has repeatedly attacked for not lowering interest rates — it would be unprecedented in modern American history.

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White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure Powell

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Morning Bid: Markets calm down after Powell poser

Powell Responds to White House on Fed Headquarters Renovation

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Jerome Powell, his nominee at the time to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve, moves to the podium at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

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Trump says he's "highly unlikely" to fire Fed's Powell after floating that idea in private

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favor of dismissing the head of the nation's central bank.

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Trump told GOP lawmakers he would 'likely' fire Fed chair Powell 'soon,' sources and officials say

President Trump asked a group of Republican lawmakers how they felt about him firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and told them he would "likely" fire Powell "soon," according to two White House officials and sources familiar with the Tuesday evening meeting.

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Trump eyes opportunity to oust Powell in $700 million overrun on Fed building extension

When a reporter asked if the expensive renovation was a fireable offense, Trump replied, “I think it sort of is."