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Catherine Rampell
@crampell
Chair Powell has been one of the unsung heroes of the U.S. economy these past few years. He deserves better than this. So does our economy, which Trump is trying to turn into a Venezuela or a Turkey with his efforts to politicize the central bank.
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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
yikes -- Powell shakes his head as Trump rips into him for the cost of Fed building renovations. Powell denies some of the claims Trump is making.
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Amy Coplan
@amycoplan
100%!! He has been one of the only grown ups at the table since Trump took office. And he's one of the reasons the economy hasn't completely imploded.
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Chadwick
@intelifinity
He doesn’t deserve this but I wouldn’t call him a hero. He’s made the wrong call pretty much every time since he started.
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Skyfire9
@Skyfire93
Powell missed the main point. There’s a $900 million cost overrun. And he can’t manage when he can focus on the essentials.
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@mbs_ctt
He was too late on "transitory" and inflation went to 9 fucking percent Now he is too late in cutting He sucks
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@Day_For_Day_Yay
Powell wasn't raising rates fast enough from 2021 on to combat inflation and is now late again in dropping them when inflation has been tamed. No wonder you're on msnbc, you're a propagandist hack.
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Brog
@Brogtog
Catherine wrote: "our economy, which Trump is trying to turn into a Venezuela" You must not know anything about the Venezuela economy to say something like that. That's embarrassing. You should delete it and go read up on the Venezuela economy. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Per Kurowski
@PerKurowski
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Per Kurowski
@PerKurowski
Frankly, compared to the Federal Reserve’s approval of bank capital/equity requirements that most favors Treasuries, which has fed USA’s over US$ 37 trillion debt, the clear mismanaged renovations of its headquarters, reads like just a peccata minuta. 😡 subprimeregulations.blogspot.com/2025/03/ai-gro
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LillianRaisedMe
@LockJaw55
Chair Powell enabled 9% inflation for a couple years and oversaw the worst inflation over the Joe Biden term since the 1970’s. Powell has been a fool.
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John Nevelten
@NeveltenJohn
One irony of this is that if Powell went crazy lowering short-term rates as much as Trump wants, markets would RAISE 30-yr mortgage rates because of inflationary expectations.
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patricio Il Tasso🇺🇦
@IlTasso84592
Personally, I think Powell was wrong to drop rates during Covid and too slow to raise rates after Covid, but that's nibbling around the edges. And I would not put it past Trump to pull an Erdogan and put Jared on the fed.
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J. Miller
@milleropoulos
In a time when central banks become more independent and rightfully so (the facts back this) it stinks we are going backwards instead.
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Kyle
@duffield84025
Powell gave us 4 years of double digit inflation because he didn’t want to clamp down on his buddy Joe.
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TradeOpts
@SparkleTra71354
Why is the EU rates so much lower than FedFunds. United States: Federal Funds RateCurrent Rate: 4.50% (as of July 24, 2025). Euro Area: ECB Interest Rates last recorded at 2.15% as of July 24, 2025. this is effecting the housing market in a Big Bad Way.
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Jennifer Page
@JPage_CA
He’s horrible. We should have much lower rates. Also the added building is part of his tenure and he’s responsible. Ridiculous to be doing this now.
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Tom🦉
@Tom62589172
(1) Powell's silent disagreement is priceless. (2) Why is Tim not wearing a helmet . Does his "wife" not care at all?
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🇺🇸🗽💙Samir
@dotsamir
Scott should be asked why he didn't do this last year or last month. Why now? Shamless man.
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Mahande
@Mahande
Powell is holding our economy back by not being responsive to the changes in our economy. We could be doing so much better if he wasn't asleep at the wheel. I'd say the criticism is valid.
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Sue
@Suzi_Cats
Trump is a liar. What about him tearing apart The WH house grounds? Putting giant flags up? Talk about spending our money?
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dtf1947
@dtf1947
trumpy admires Putin so much he wants to make our nation’s economy just like Russia’s.😏
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riesi04
@riesi041
Powell is a hack who cut rates 6 weeks before the election at much higher inflation than now.
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Rock Star
@RockStar_1968
How exactly does it do the economy any good when the banks he works for, not us, maintains high interest rates for years? How is this good when people and businesses can’t borrow money or invest. Why is killing the housing market good? Nobody has equity and nobody can buy.
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Col
@caballein_san
Stfu. No one listens to you guys anymore. You’ve lost all credibility. We’ve moved on. “Doug Emhoff, modern day sex symbol”…..you’re an a$$hat. Lol. 🙄
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Gini Mini Mane Mo
@ntxntx3
This is so unbelievably wrong. Lmfao Also you're the same person that said it was an unfounded conspiracy theory that corporations raised prices and used "inflation news stories" as cover. You're not a credible reporter anymore.
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Internal Medicine
@DrTedO2
Your post lists no facts. Please logically explain why the Chairman is keeping the interest rates so high, thus hurting the economy? Does that make him a "hero?"
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NotABot
@NotABoT5150
HE IS DESTROYING THE MIDDLE CLASS! We can’t buys homes…interest rates are crushing the middle and low end Americans… You are a moron..:it’s official
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Johnny
@JohnnyRocket71
He is spending $2.5 billion on renovations when they are in a deficit, while keeping Americans from affording reasonable home loans. Fuck Powell.
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Horatius
@TheBridge1971
Mr. Transitory Inflation himself? Mr. 3 Rate Cuts in late 2024 to help the Democrats but no cuts with better inflation data under Trump? An unsung hero? Laughable.
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libertyhope
@Highlandertoo
Omg he got us in a 40;yr high inflation did nothing to stop the bleeding! The economy is going gang busters! Get out from under your rock!
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Tony 334562
@daboys5273
Ok Let's see if after Powell market does not hit 50k under Trump. He lowered the rate 3x at end of Biden term trying push market higher to help Biden /Harris/ Walz ticket with market. But now with housing hurting & interest rates high won't do it. You really know economy. Lmao 🤡
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Bonnie O
@bloc1264
He’s one of the worst Fed Chairman EVER. VERY political. Which is why Rampell, a radical Democrat, LOVES him.
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Macho Madness
@MachoMadness4
Anyone calling a banker a hero is a retard. If you rather have a central bank run your money then you shouldn't have a bank account. Would you let someone who has lied and embezzled money in the past run your checking account?
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