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Powell Warns the Federal Reserve Won’t Survive if a President Can Fire Officials Over Policy

DIGIT — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:30:53 +0000

Former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the U.S. central bank would lose the credibility it needs to steady the economy if officials could be removed over policy disagreements. The warning landed as the Supreme Court weighs President Donald Trump’s effort to fire Governor Lisa Cook. A Direct Defense of Central Bank Independence Powell delivered […]

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Powell Named Temporary Fed Chair Until Warsh Takes Oath

DIGIT — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:41:20 +0000

Jerome Powell will remain Federal Reserve chair on a temporary basis as Kevin Warsh waits to take the oath. The board used a chair pro tempore designation after Warsh’s Senate confirmation left the leadership transfer unfinished. Powell Holds Temporary Fed Post as Warsh Awaits Oath The Federal Reserve Board announced on May 15 that Jerome […]

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Powell Keeps Fed Governor Role Past May 15 in First Such Move Since 1948

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:30:52 +0000

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced on Wednesday that he will remain on the Fed’s Board of Governors after his chairmanship ends May 15, a decision rooted in a Justice Department probe and the politics of central bank independence. Key Takeaways: Powell holds a separate Governor term through January 2028, allowing him to stay on […]

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Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady at 3.5–3.75%

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:06:39 +0000

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, with the Federal Open Market Committee voting to keep the federal funds rate in a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% amid elevated inflation and growing global uncertainty. Key Takeaways: The Fed voted 8–4 on April 29, 2026, to hold the federal funds rate […]

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Analyst Says Federal Reserve Is Ignoring US Recession Signals in 2026

DIGIT — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:30:47 +0000

Federal Reserve officials risk the worst monetary policy mistake in the central bank’s history by keeping rates elevated as the U.S. economy slips toward recession, according to QI Research CEO Danielle DiMartino Booth. Key Takeaways: QI Research CEO Danielle DiMartino Booth says the Fed risks a historic policy error by holding rates while Q4 GDP […]

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Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Markets Fully Price out 2026 Cuts

DIGIT — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:41 +0000

Markets have priced out every Federal Reserve rate cut for 2026 as a U.S.-Israel war with Iran sends oil past $110 per barrel and consumer gas prices toward $4 a gallon. Key Takeaways: Fed funds futures on CME show a 99.5% probability the Fed holds rates at 3.50%-3.75% at the April 29 FOMC meeting. WTI […]

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Treasury Yields Hold Above 4% as Oil Tensions, Fed Politics Rattle Bond Market

DIGIT — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:26:09 +0000

The bond market is staring down oil shocks, political drama, and a looming Fed leadership shake-up—and the result is a Treasury market behaving like a caffeinated cat: twitchy, watchful, and very much not ready to relax. Treasury Yields Jumpy as a Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Amid Oil Tensions and Fed Politics U.S. Treasury […]

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Federal Reserve’s $2.5 Billion Renovation: Suspicious or Not?

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:10:59 +0000

Yesterday, in a historically unprecedented move, Fed Chair Jerome Powell directly addressed the public in a video statement regarding the Department of Justice’s new investigation into the central bank’s renovations of a historic government building complex in Washington, D.C. Fed Chair Powell Breaks Tradition With Direct Video Statement to Public In Defense Of Building Renos […]

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Fed and Powell Under Fire, but Some Argue Independence Was Always an Illusion

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:10:49 +0000

Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a probe into the U.S. Federal Reserve over its renovation projects, and Chair Jerome Powell has brushed it off as a clash over monetary policy views, chatter about the central bank’s so-called independence has been everywhere. Rethinking the Fed’s Claim to Independence Plenty of people think U.S. President […]

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Bitcoin Breaks $92K Amid Fed Subpoena, Strategy’s Billion-Dollar Buys Show Waning Effect

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:34:48 +0000

Bitcoin surged past $92,000 at the start of the week after the DOJ subpoenaed the Federal Reserve, sparking global market volatility and a flight to safe-haven assets like gold, which hit a record $4,600. Political Friction Triggers Global Flight to Safety In what proved to be a high-velocity opening to the trading week, bitcoin ( […]

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