President Trump is set to name a new Federal Reserve governor this week. This comes after Fed Governor Adriana Cougler, a Biden appointee, announced she is stepping down from her role at the central bank. Kougler's term was set to expire at the end of January 2026.Joining us now is Loretta Mester, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Loretta, it is great to see you as always. Let's start there with Cougler's departure.Loretta, what do you make it make of it and and who do you t ...

I just read a piece uh from uh from the op-ed that you wrote uh with Ben Bernanki. Yes. And then I followed up by saying that we had talked to Scott Besson and we had asked a similar question of of actually Elizabeth Warren recently which is if in fact Jay Powell were to be fired, ousted or otherwise pushed out, what would the market's reaction actually be.Well, I think we got a taste of that um when President Trump announced that he had shown a letter to Republicans uh that would call for Chair Powell's ou ...

I just read a piece uh from uh from the op-ed that you wrote uh with Ben Bernanki. Yes. And then I followed up by saying that we had talked to Scott Bessant and we had asked a similar question of of actually Elizabeth Warren recently which is if in fact Jay Powell were to be fired, ousted or otherwise pushed out, what would the market's reaction actually be.Well, I think we got a taste of that um when President Trump announced that he had shown a letter to Republicans uh that would call for Chair Powell's o ...

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I want to start with this data and maybe we can spend some time on a palace intrigue later on. Jobless claims, initial claims lower than expected, continuing claims higher than expected and creeping higher over the past few months. From your vantage point, president title, how much weight would you put on one versus the other.And what's the labour market picture look like in your point of view, your opinion. Well, the labor market is shaping up to be solid and the data today confirmed that. Now, continuing ...

Thank you so much, Mr. . Chairman. Um, Chair Pal, last month there was research published um in the Journal of Urban Health that found that more than half of black women of reproductive age, that's the term they use, in the counties that I represent that had experienced some sort of eviction during their lifetime.Um, so that's like 50% of black women in the two two largest county, Wayne County and Oakland County and Michigan. Um, and these numbers are horrific. Um, as you know, were you aware of that.No, I ...

going to have time for that. We're going to have to get to the Q&A. Maybe next time.Steven. Thank you. >> Here's a fed chair before a House Financial Services Committee.>> Into a recession. Chairman Powell, the latest FOMC statement described the economic activity have to continue to expand at a solid pace. And you just reiterated that in your testimony this morning.In your view, is the term recession and the economy growing at a solid pace. Are those synonymous with each other. I would say no.And you note ...

Thanks, Chair Powell. Uh, Kelly O'Grady, CBS News. You're famously known as the guy that makes decision based on data instead of speculation.You've said today in the inflation data is in a good place. We don't know how tariffs are going to impact prices going forward. That's uncertain, but I've got to go back to the last time that you cut rates in December, and there was still the what if of tariffs.So what made you feel comfortable cutting then when inflation was higher than where it is today and you didn' ...