Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2012–)
| Born | 1953-02-04 · Washington, D.C. |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Princeton University (BA, JD) |
Portrait: Federalreserve · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, urged former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to leave the central bank’s board. The call followed an internal report that cited management failures in the renovation of its headquarters.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-04 16:30
Doug Rediker of International Capital Strategies says former Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s continued presence on the Board of Governors acts as a “tempering influence” on current Chair Kevin Warsh. Rediker says he has been reluctant to expect a rate hike with the midterm elections approaching, though he is not highly confident in that view.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 22:32
Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns in the central bank’s building renovation. The department may continue reviewing oversight and act if evidence of wrongdoing emerges.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 20:06
The U.S. Department of Justice says it will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Powell.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 19:50
Attorney General Todd Blanche told Bloomberg News that the US Justice Department will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns tied to the central bank’s building renovation project.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 19:35
The US Justice Department will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns tied to the renovation of the central bank’s building, Blanche says.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 19:12
The Justice Department won’t reopen a criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, while US hiring is slowing, according to Bloomberg’s roundup of the day’s top stories.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 19:12
Since beginning his second term, President Donald Trump has mounted an aggressive campaign to bring the Federal Reserve under his influence, publicly breaking with the modern practice of shielding the US central bank from political pressure. He has pushed for rate cuts, attacked then-chair Jerome Powell and tried to remove Governor Lisa Cook over unproven mortgage-fraud allegations.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 23:30
President Donald Trump said former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should be forced to resign from the central bank’s Board of Governors, citing findings that the Fed mishandled renovations to its headquarters.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 14:16
The Federal Reserve’s watchdog said Wednesday that the roughly $1 billion cost overrun on renovations to the central bank’s Washington buildings did not warrant a criminal referral, while criticizing oversight of the project. President Donald Trump then renewed his call for former Fed chief Jerome Powell to resign.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-09-30 23:44
