Andrew Ackerman

Articles by Andrew Ackerman

Fed’s Warsh on Collision Course With Trump as Rate Hike Looms - Bloomberg.com

Business September 15, 2026

When Kevin Warsh was sworn into office at a White House ceremony in May, President Donald Trump praised his hand-picked Federal Reserve chairman and encouraged him to be totally independent. Just do�...

Bankers are leaving Wall Street for ‘Y’all Street’ - The Washington Post

Business August 11, 2026

DALLAS Lenwood Brooks spent years in Washington, most recently as chief of staff at an agency that oversees credit unions. When he left in 2023, he found what many of his industry peers were also dis�...

Trump renews effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook after Supreme Court ruling - The Washington Post

Business August 9, 2026

President Donald Trump is restarting his effort to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board, about a month after he was blocked from doing so by the Supreme Court. In a letter to Cook this w�...

The new Fed chair won’t tell you what he thinks - The Washington Post

Business July 27, 2026

Ask Kevin Warsh how the Federal Reserve should think about inflation, talk to markets or weigh the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy, and the new chair has a stock answer: Theres a tas�...

Inflation heats up to highest pace in three years, fueled by Iran war - The Washington Post

Business June 11, 2026

Inflation crossed 4 percent for the first time in three years in May, exacerbating Americans pain at the pump and dealing a fresh political blow to the White House, as the Iran wars toll on consumers�...

Senate confirms new Fed chair as Trump allies warn rate cuts may have to wait - The Washington Post

Business May 14, 2026

President Donald Trump finally got a new Federal Reserve chair. His allies arent so sure hell get his interest rate cuts any time soon, though. The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the central banks �...

A split within the Fed impedes Trump’s deregulation of Wall Street - The Washington Post

Business April 29, 2026

Divisions within the Federal Reserve over President Donald Trumps push to deregulate Wall Street could present a major challenge for his pick to become the next Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, who would arri�...

Senate panel schedules vote to advance Warsh as Powell probe dropped - The Washington Post

Business April 27, 2026

A Senate committee moved late Friday to advance Kevin Warshs nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, scheduling a vote for Wednesday after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said she was closing a criminal �...

Trump threatens to fire Powell, won’t halt probe of Fed renovations - The Washington Post

Business April 16, 2026

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell if he does not step down from the central bank, renewing his attacks on a Fed chief he has long accused o�...

Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push the other way. - The Washington Post

Business February 12, 2026

President Donald Trump has made housing affordability a centerpiece of his economic agenda, repeatedly emphasizing his desire to see mortgage rates fall. But Trumps choice to lead the Federal Reserv�...