Elizabeth Warren is ready to go big against corporate America - POLITICO

According to an initial rundown of her plans provided to POLITICO by a Warren Banking aide, the Massachusetts Democrat is preparing to use her new perch to confront corporate America on multiple fronts, from investigations to legislation aimed at curbing corporate power. As Banking chair, Warren will be in charge of a wide-ranging policy portfolio that includes banking, housing, cryptocurrency, the Federal Reserve and more…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/warren-senate-banking-democrat-chair-wall-street-corporate-tech-01155914 

The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September : NPR

Wages are still not keeping up with inflation…

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/02/nx-s1-5989140/jobs-labor-wages-federal-reserve

US job growth slows, easing pressure on Fed to hike rates before midterms - POLITICO

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected to see 84,000 jobs added in September, well below the 133,000 job surge in August — a number that was adjusted down Friday from a previous estimate of 162,000. The department’s labor count in July was also revised from 21,000 added positions to 10,000 jobs lost…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/02/jobs-report-fed-midterms-rates-01103543 

‘He should be sued’: Trump slams Powell over report clearing Fed of criminal wrongdoing - POLITICO

The long-awaited watchdog report concluded that the Fed should have done more to rein in the project’s cost, which has ballooned to an estimated $2.38 billion — more than $1 billion over a 2020 projection. But the agency said there were no “reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of criminal law had occurred,” nor was there misconduct by the Fed board…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/fed-ig-probe-headquarters-powell-trump-01099857

 

'So bizarre I can't even begin to describe it': Economics Prof. slams Trump threatening Fed

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NnVBt6Wajo

 

The Fed raises interest rates by a quarter-point : NPR

"Inflation remains elevated," Fed policymakers said in a statement. "Today's policy action will support a timelier return to the Committee's 2% goal."

 The U.S. war with Iran has rekindled inflation, pushing oil and gasoline prices higher and driving the price of diesel fuel into record territory. Higher interest rates won't automatically bring lower prices at the pump, but they do signal the central bank's commitment to restoring price stability…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/16/nx-s1-5968724/federal-reserve-interest-rates-inflation-economy

 

Warsh defies Trump as Fed hikes rates and signals more to come - POLITICO

Central bankers are increasingly worried that inflation — worsened by soaring oil prices and an artificial intelligence investment boom — is not on a path back to their 2% target…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/16/fed-rates-trump-warsh-inflation-01079371

Fed's Warsh faces new pressure to hike rates after inflation heats up - POLITICO

A decision to raise rates next week would come at a politically fraught time — less than two months before a midterm election that will determine control of Congress…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/11/cpi-inflation-fed-warsh-rate-hike-01072017 

Surprisingly strong jobs report could set stage for Fed rate hike - POLITICO

Investors are pricing in a good chance of a rate hike this month, several weeks out from the midterm elections, a prospect that’s likely to anger President Donald Trump. But the data also provides him an argument that the economy is holding up well in the face of the war in the Middle East that has pushed up oil prices and fueled inflation...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/04/jobs-report-fed-rate-hike-01064704 

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh warns inflation is still too high : NPR

Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh remains tight-lipped about where he thinks interest rates are heading — but investors took his tough talk about inflation at a closely-watched speech on Friday as a signal that rates are likely to go higher...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5947903/federal-reserve-inflation-jackson-hole-interest-rates

US borrowing costs hit 19-year high as Fed holds interest rates

US government borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 2007 after the Federal Reserve voted to hold its key interest rate steady, feeding fears that the central bank may not move fast enough to tame a rise in inflation...

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/30/us-borrowing-costs-19-year-high-fed-holds-interest-rates 

Divided Fed holds interest rates steady : NPR

Three regional Fed bank presidents dissented from the decision, preferring to raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910558/federal-reserve-interest-rates-inflation

 

Supreme Court widens Trump’s power to fire agency leaders — except the Fed - POLITICO

The justices didn’t detail how much evidence of wrongdoing would be needed to dismiss her, but zeroed in on the Justice Department’s claim that Trump had accorded her due process by issuing a Truth Social post demanding her resignation. 

“The President’s post did not suggest that a response from Cook would be appropriate, nor did it even provide a clear account of the charge made against her. It instead read simply ‘Cook must resign, now!!!’ and linked to a news article,” Roberts wrote. “That will not do. At minimum, Cook was entitled to some explanation of the evidence at issue, some avenue for a response, and a deadline by which a response would be due.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/trump-supreme-court-slaughter-cook-fire-fed-00979734

 

Inflation hits 3-year high, pressuring Fed to raise rates as election nears - POLITICO

If the Fed raises rates in the coming months, it would be a blow to the president and the GOP’s economic sales pitch at the height of a campaign that's defined by affordability...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/inflation-fed-rates-midterms-iran-00975567

WATCH: New Fed chair Kevin Warsh holds first news conference after interest rate decision | PBS News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank's policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/watch-live-new-fed-chair-kevin-warsh-holds-first-news-conference-after-interest-rate-decision

Fed leans toward possible rate hike this year, in shift on inflation - POLITICO

Central bank's rate-setting committee holds line on rates in Kevin Warsh's first meeting as chair…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/17/warsh-fed-rates-inflation-trump-economy-00965064

 

Trump finally gets his Fed chair. Bond investors are already testing him. - POLITICO

“There’s no space for rate cuts” is the message from rising bond yields, said Tim Duy, chief economist at SGH Macro Advisors...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/warsh-fed-trump-rates-bonds-00933568

 

Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell | PBS News

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-confirms-trump-pick-warsh-as-chairman-of-the-federal-reserve-following-powell

 

House Republicans press ahead on reworking Senate housing package - Live Updates - POLITICO

…House lawmakers of both parties have taken issue with language in the Senate bill that would require single-family homes built as long term rentals to be sold after seven years.

 House Republicans are also pushing for the final bill to include a permanent ban on the Federal Reserve issuing digital currency and the potential addition of community banking provisions…

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/12/congress/house-republicans-housing-bill-changes-trump-00917113

 

President renews threats against federal reserve chair, pushes his replacement

Trump reiterated his claim that Powell is doing a ‘bad job’ as justice department continues with criminal investigation into Powell over renovations at the Fed’s headquarters – key US politics stories from 15 April at a glance…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today