Core Viewpoint - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell remains focused on his current role and has not indicated any plans regarding his future or potential successors as President Trump considers candidates for the Fed chair position [1][4]. Group 1: Powell's Position and Future - Powell stated that Trump's search for a new Fed chair does not affect his ability to perform his duties [1]. - He emphasized his focus on his remaining time as chair and has no new information to share regarding his future [4]. - Powell, appointed by Trump in 2017, is set to complete his term in May 2026 [4]. Group 2: Potential Successors - Trump is reportedly considering several candidates to replace Powell, including his top economic adviser Kevin Hassett, current Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller, and former Fed board Governor Kevin Warsh [5]. - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has completed interviews with candidates and submitted five names to Trump, expressing a desire for "forward-looking" regulators [6][7]. Group 3: Trump's Perspective - Trump has publicly criticized Powell, describing him as "stiff" and expressing a desire for a Fed chair who will be honest about interest rates, advocating for the lowest rates in the world [7].

the housing market faces um some really significant challenges and uh I don't know that you know a 25 basis point decline in the federal funds rate is going to make much of a difference for people. Um you know housing supply is low. Many people have very very low low uh uh low rate mortgages from the pandemic period and they kept refinancing and caught the the really low.So it's may expensive to them to move and you know we're we're a ways away from that changing. Also we're just we haven't built enough hou ...

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The adjustments since September um bring our policy within a broad range of estimates of neutral and as we noted in our statement today, we are well positioned to determine the extent and timing of additional adjustments based on the incoming data, the evolving outlook and the balance of risks. Uh that new language points out that we'll carefully evaluate that incoming data. Uh and also I would note that having reduced our policy rate by 75 basis points since September and 175 basis points since last Septem ...

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We're scheduled to be at 4%, which is pretty amazing because we have a, you know, Deadhead Fed fan here. I mean, this guy, the head of the Federal Reserve, is a step. And, you know, you fight that.It's amazing. We fight that. And yet interest rates are going down.Except with him, not too much. He did a he did a rather, I would say, a rather small number that could have been doubled, at least double. ...

I wanted to ask you about how the higher inome households are really [clears throat] driving spending right now. They're backed by home equity and stock market wealth, but lower-income consumers are really struggling with the accumulation of 5 years now of rising prices. It's price levels, not really the inflation rate holding some of these families back.How sustainable is this so-called K-shaped economy and and what are the Fed's thoughts on whether that's a risk going forward. So we do um through our vast ...

The Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates for a third straight time. The board voting for a quarter point rate cut. That is what experts were predicting and it is the final interest rate decision of 2025.We've seen cuts since September after the interest rate did not change for most of the year. It's also worth noting the board members were flying blind a bit before casting today's vote. That's because the government reports that the Fed usually relies on have been delayed or cancelled as the result ...