Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Threat To Raise Rates Inspires Bipartisan Pushback
His hawkish statement at a congressional hearing shows concern over a stronger-than-expected economy.
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His hawkish statement at a congressional hearing shows concern over a stronger-than-expected economy.
Many people emerged from the pandemic flush with cash. Now, savings are dwindling, debt and delinquencies are on the rise, and American consumers might have to scale back — assuming corporations let them.
Wall Street giants are on alert because of Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as the central bank’s pointman on regulation.
The president has found a welcome foil in a new conservative House majority and its tax and spending plans, sharpening a potential re-election message.
Two decades of tax cuts, recession responses and bipartisan spending fueled more borrowing — contributing $25 trillion to the total and setting the stage for another federal showdown.