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Reflections From Pierre Yared, a Departing Member of ‘Brainiac’ Trump Team

07. Juli 2026 um 12:00
Trump policies may shock, but they offer US allies an example of how to strengthen themselves, Yared says

A US Air Force Thunderbirds squadron flies over the White House during the "Salute to America" event on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, July 4, 2026. President Donald Trump will headline US Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the center of the nation's 250th anniversary. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg

Atlanta Fed Chief Selection Delay Gives Warsh a Say

27. Juni 2026 um 00:11
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has resumed its search for a new president following the arrival of Kevin Warsh, allowing the new Fed chairman to have a say in the selection of a key official who will vote on interest rates in 2027.

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2026. Warsh, who’s promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the US central bank.

Kevin Hassett, left, and Donald Trump during a searing-in ceremony at the White House in May.

Bessent Plays Down a $200 Gasoline-Bill Hike Hurting US Buying Power

03. Juni 2026 um 12:17
The added US gas burden is one part of an increase in the cost of living that’s outpacing wages.

A sign displays the price of unleaded gasoline at an Exxon gas station in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 21, 2026. AAA projects that 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Memorial Day weekend, which would set a Memorial Day record. Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg

Trump Picks Loyalist Pulte as Acting Spy Chief After Gabbard

President Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the acting director of National Intelligence, elevating a loyalist with no national-security background to US spy chief.

William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), during a news conference at the FHFA headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on April 22, 2026.

Trump on US Banknotes? A Social Media Post Spurs Speculation

13. Mai 2026 um 12:00
The president posted an image of a ‘federal victory note’ with himself on the front.

US President Donald Trump, left, and Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a lunch with Jonas Gahr Store, Norway's prime minister, not pictured, in the cabinet room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The meeting is expected to cover security policy and the war in Ukraine. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Mnuchin Says There Is No ‘Break-the-Glass’ Solution for US Borrowing

06. Mai 2026 um 12:00
Treasury veterans warn of need to grapple with deepening deficits.

Steven Mnuchin, founder and managing partner at Liberty Strategic Capital and former US treasury secretary, during the Bloomberg Invest event in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The conference invites leaders in asset management, banking, wealth, and private markets to track, dissect, and predict the future's greatest changes, risks and opportunities. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Trump’s Showdown With Tillis Complicates Warsh Path to Fed Chair

21. April 2026 um 23:34
The biggest question facing Kevin Warsh was answered before he even reached the committee room Tuesday when President Donald Trump doubled down on a criminal probe that is effectively blocking his own nominee from taking over at the Federal Reserve.

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Warsh’s testimony highlights the fine line he must walk during the hearing between President Donald Trump’s demands for lower rates and reassuring investors that he will defend the Fed’s autonomy in rate-setting.

Trump’s Showdown With Tillis Complicates Warsh Path to Fed Chair

21. April 2026 um 23:34
The biggest question facing Kevin Warsh was answered before he even reached the committee room Tuesday when President Donald Trump doubled down on a criminal probe that is effectively blocking his own nominee from taking over at the Federal Reserve.

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Warsh’s testimony highlights the fine line he must walk during the hearing between President Donald Trump’s demands for lower rates and reassuring investors that he will defend the Fed’s autonomy in rate-setting.

Trump’s Showdown With Tillis Complicates Warsh Path to Fed Chair

21. April 2026 um 23:34
The biggest question facing Kevin Warsh was answered before he even reached the committee room Tuesday when President Donald Trump doubled down on a criminal probe that is effectively blocking his own nominee from taking over at the Federal Reserve.

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Warsh’s testimony highlights the fine line he must walk during the hearing between President Donald Trump’s demands for lower rates and reassuring investors that he will defend the Fed’s autonomy in rate-setting.

Trump Team Examines What Oil as High as $200 a Barrel Would Mean

Trump administration officials are examining what a potential spike in oil prices as high as $200 a barrel would mean for the economy, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign senior officials are studying the possible fallout from extreme scenarios for the Iran war.

A support vessel flying an Iranian national flag sails alongside the oil tanker 'Devon' as it prepares to transport crude oil to export markets in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday, March 23, 2018. Geopolitical risk is creeping back into the crude oil market. Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg

DOJ, White House Clear Way for Pirro to Keep Powell Probe

Top leaders at the Justice Department are rallying behind a US attorney’s legal fight with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the White House isn’t opposing it, amping up the clash with major implications for who will lead the central bank.

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell

Banks, Treasury Staff Push Back on Citizen-Verification Proposal

Longtime Treasury employees are pushing back against the Trump administration’s plan to make banks verify citizenship information, amid stiff opposition from lenders.

The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. More than a quarter million federal employees didn't receive their scheduled paychecks this week as the US government shutdown enters its second week.

Trump Calls for Emergency Fed Cut While His Economist Says All’s Well

18. März 2026 um 11:01
US central bank officials are widely seen holding rates as they assess the implications of higher gas prices

Construction on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell traded barbs over the central bank's renovation project during a tour of the construction site on Thursday with the president also using their interaction to again push for lower interest rates. Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg
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