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The U.S. Federal Reserve's pivot toward the labor market in 2020 will get a reboot on Friday when Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to release a new framework for the central bank that accounts for a half-decade in which inflation surged,
I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet,” Cook said in a statement.
The annual economics symposium, which begins Thursday, brings together top monetary policy officials from around the world and always makes headlines in the financial press. There are at least three reasons the conference is worth paying attention to this year.
Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell's speech to the annual Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming.
Cook responded to Pulte in a statement, "I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet."
Trump is calling for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after the Fed official was accused of falsifying mortgage documents.
Fed rate cuts are unlikely to lower borrowing costs for American homebuyers, according to one CIO. Mortgage rates and home prices remain elevated.
CNBC’s Steve Liesman and Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid join 'Squawk Box' to discuss Fed Governor Lisa Cook's mortgage allegations, the political pressure facing the Fed, strength of the labor market,