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Powell Warns the Federal Reserve Won’t Survive if a President Can Fire Officials Over Policy
1.6.2026
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....
Powell Named Temporary Fed Chair Until Warsh Takes Oath
16.5.2026
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...
Powell Keeps Fed Governor Role Past May 15 in First Such Move Since 1948
30.4.2026
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...
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady at 3.5–3.75%
29.4.2026
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,...
Trump's DOJ drops probe that stood in way of president's pick to run Federal Reserve
24.4.2026
The Justice Department passed an investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to the Fed's own inspector, which could clear a confirmation path for Kevin Warsh
Analyst Says Federal Reserve Is Ignoring US Recession Signals in 2026
12.4.2026
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...
Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Markets Fully Price out 2026 Cuts
5.4.2026
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....
Bitcoin's rally faces key hurdle with Wednesday's Fed meeting
17.3.2026
Hot PPI inflation data in the morning and hawkish remarks by Powell in the afternoon would be the most damaging combination for risk assets, including crypto, Bitfinex analysts said
Treasury Yields Hold Above 4% as Oil Tensions, Fed Politics Rattle Bond Market
12.3.2026
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...
Here is what Trump nominee for Fed chair Kevin Warsh said about bitcoin and rates
30.1.2026
The former Federal Reserve governor has invested in crypto firms, criticized bitcoin’s role as money and argued for a U.S. digital dollar
President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
30.1.2026
The president confirmed his pick on Friday to replace the incumbent Jerome Powell when his term ends in May
Rick Rieder, a rising favorite for Trump's Fed chair pick, sees bitcoin as new gold
27.1.2026
As Trump mulls the next leader of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the BlackRock executive has caught a surge of online wagers, and he'd bring a pro-crypto view
Federal Reserve’s $2.5 Billion Renovation: Suspicious or Not?
14.1.2026
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...
Fed and Powell Under Fire, but Some Argue Independence Was Always an Illusion
13.1.2026
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...
Bitcoin Breaks $92K Amid Fed Subpoena, Strategy’s Billion-Dollar Buys Show Waning Effect
12.1.2026
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...
Federal Reserve Gets Probed by DOJ, Chair Powell Alleges Fed’s Independence Is at Stake
12.1.2026
According to a New York Times report, the probe is related to the renovations that the institution is carrying out involving historic office buildings. Nonetheless, Fed Chair Jerome Powell alleged that this investigation was related to his divergence on monetary policy with the current...
Markets Aren’t Buying a January Rate Cut—And the Fed Isn’t Either
6.1.2026
With just 22 days remaining before the Jan. 28, 2026, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, futures traders and prediction markets are sending a unified message: a rate cut looks very unlikely. Rate-Cut Hopes Fade as Markets Brace for a January Hold According to CME Fedwatch data derived...
Most Influential: Jerome Powell
16.12.2025
Powell’s decisions as Fed chair have continued to have a massive impact on bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency markets
The Fed Just Cut Rates, How Will BTC React?
10.12.2025
The central bank lowered its target rate on Wednesday afternoon in what some are describing as a “hawkish cut.” Interest Rates Drop: What’s Next for Bitcoin? Even before Fed Chairman Jerome Powell took the stage on Wednesday afternoon, the verdict was already in; a cut was on the way. At least...
Bitcoin Volatile Near $94K as Fed's Powell Straddles Labor Market and Inflation Issues
10.12.2025
"Powell is threading the needle between their two mandates," said one analyst