Federal Reserve

Tillis: I’m ‘Prepared’ to Lift Block on Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said that he was “prepared to move on with the confirmation” of President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, now that the Trump administration has ended its criminal probe into current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

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Fed Holds Rates Steady

The Federal Reserve left its short-term interest rate target unchanged on Wednesday. The decision to hold the benchmark federal-funds rate steady in a range between 3.5 percent and 3.75 percent was approved on an 11 to 1 vote. Fed governor

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking dur