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  • Lisa Cook
    Fed’s Cook Denies Wrongdoing as Trump Renews Bid to Fire Her

    Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook again rejected unsubstantiated mortgage fraud allegations repeated by President Donald Trump. Trump is weighing a renewed effort to remove her, a move that could restart a legal fight over the central bank’s independence.

    BBloomberg News 2026-08-27 04:00

  • Lisa Cook
    Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook denounces Trump’s mortgage fraud claims

    Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says the Trump administration has no legal basis to remove her. Her lawyers reject Trump’s mortgage fraud allegations, arguing that an inadvertent error is not fraud and that the attacks seek to force the central bank to follow his wishes. The Supreme Court previously blocked presidents from firing Fed governors at will.

    AAl Jazeera 2026-08-27 02:33

  • Lisa Cook
    Fed’s Cook says she is ready to raise rates if inflation does not ease

    Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is open to raising the central bank’s short-term interest-rate target if inflation in the U.S. economy remains too high. She indicated that a failure for price pressures to begin easing could require additional monetary tightening. Cook’s comments leave a rate increase under consideration as the Fed responds to persistent inflation.

    RReuters 2026-08-05 20:25

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