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The Senate's approval of the Kansas banking commissioner leaves the board with two remaining seats to fill as the administration's nominees for the vacancies await votes.
November 15 -
The Senate is poised to confirm Kansas Banking Commissioner Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board. But the nominations for the two other open seats are still in limbo.
November 13 -
Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes are causing the U.S. trade deficit to widen, not unfair Chinese trade practices, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said.
November 13 -
Democrats won the U.S. House by riding a surge of voter anger and discontent with Donald Trump in suburban enclaves.
November 7 -
President Donald Trump’s budget director is doubling down on the administration’s message for the Federal Reserve: There’s no need to raise interest rates.
October 26 -
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee stood by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
October 24 -
President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, saying he “maybe” regrets appointing him.
October 24 -
Janet Yellen cautioned that Donald Trump’s criticism of Federal Reserve policy threatens the institution she ran for four years, adding that it’s “not a desirable thing for a president to comment so explicitly on Fed policy.”
October 15 -
President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve is moving too fast with interest-rate increases and dismissed concerns about inflation.
October 10 -
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Nellie Liang, a former Federal Reserve economist with expertise in financial stability, to the central bank’s Board of Governors.
September 20