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Wakefield Trinity's Daryl Powell says comments made by Hull FC counterpart John Cartwright at half-time influenced the referee.
CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman tells CNN’s Kaitlan Collins why she doesn’t think President Donald Trump will fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The White House has stepped up its attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing him over renovations at the central bank's Washington, D.C. headquarters.
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "has grossly mismanaged the Fed."
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell is resisting President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates, saying the Fed should not take debt and deficits into account.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Chairman Jerome Powell to resign immediately, and renewed his calls for the central bank to lower interest rates.
Trump hopes to get lower rates by replacing Fed Chair Jerome Powell with someone who would do what the president wants. But Powell’s term as chair does not end until May 2026. He’s insisted he won’t resign early.
Also in today’s newsletter, Reeves puts reform of UK cash ISAs on hold and Google is to agree cloud discount with US government