Consider the president’s self-defeating assault against Jerome Powell.
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The Faltering War Economy
Trump’s war craters the economy in multiple ways, even if it somehow ends soon.
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How Trump Lost the Courts
With every passing day, another federal judge issues a scathing order to contain Trump’s autocracy and Trump keeps alienating the Supreme Court.
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Trump’s Fed Regulators Rewrite the History of the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Before every financial crisis, there is a concerted effort to argue that this time is different.
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The Next Financial Collapse
In the coming crisis, the Fed is not likely to be in good hands.
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Central Banker or Central Casting?
Seemingly, Kevin Warsh is a mainstream central banker. Dig down and he’s the Fed equivalent of Pete Hegseth.
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The Cost of Dying and the Cost of Living
The ICE debacle will continue to dominate the news, checkmating Trump’s usual strategy of changing the subject by wreaking new havoc or making new false promises.
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The High Court Sinks Trump’s Federal Reserve Ploy
The administration’s clumsy effort to oust Fed governor Lisa Cook is stymied again.
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Trump’s Persecution of Jerome Powell Is Even Crazier Than It Looks
The Trump administration is carrying out a corrupt prosecution of the Federal Reserve chair. But messing with Fed independence might spark inflation, and everyone hates that.
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Trump’s Attack on Powell Backfires
The president’s campaign of distraction and personal retribution escalated over the weekend, as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was served with grand jury subpoenas. Even Trump’s allies are disgusted by the clumsy power grab.