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HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami has been tracking the battle between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rates since the election. Below is an updated list of articles and podcasts on the topic from Mohtashami and the rest of the HousingWire newsroom.
November
- {Podcast] What happens to mortgage rates if Trump’s tariffs are shot down? Nov. 6
- [Podcast] With lower spreads and help from Trump, mortgage rates can go even lower Nov. 4
- [Podcast] Fed presidents push for no rate cuts in December Nov. 3
October
- [Podcast] Will the next Fed Chair be pro-housing? Oct. 31
- [Podcast] Did Powell kill the December rate cut? Oct. 30
- Powell sends mortgage rates higher as he questions December rate cut Oct. 29
- Fed delivers another 25-bps rate cut. Mortgage lenders prepare to scale up Oct. 29
- Fed prepares to pivot balance sheet, with potential ripple effects for mortgages Oct. 28
- Will the Fed ruin the lowest mortgage rates of 2025? Oct. 28
- New York AG Letitia James pleads not guilty to fraud allegations Oct. 24
- Memo reportedly undercuts mortgage fraud allegations against Letitia James Oct. 23
- Bessent to present Fed chair candidates to Trump in December Oct. 15
- [Podcast] The next Fed chair Oct. 13
- New York AG Letitia James indicted on mortgage fraud charge Oct. 9
- Supreme Court delays ruling on Lisa Cook’s future at the Fed Oct. 1
September
- Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sept. 18
- Fed cuts rates by 25 bps as inflation lingers, labor market weakens Sept. 17
- Stephen Miran confirmed as Fed governor ahead of FOMC meeting Sept. 15
- Court rules against Trump, allowing Fed Governor Lisa Cook to vote on rate cuts Sept. 15
- Lisa Cook loan docs listing ‘vacation home’ seem to undermine mortgage fraud claims Sept. 13
- Waters urges Fed independence, FHFA probe in Trump-Cook fight Sept. 12
- Trump’s attempts to fire Lisa Cook expose mortgage data privacy concerns Sept.
- Federal judge blocks Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook Sept. 10
- Stephen Miran may join Fed before the next vote on interest rates Sept. 8
- [Podcast] Mortgage rates drop after shocking jobs report Sept. 6
- Pulte denies ‘political weaponization’ of mortgage fraud referrals Sept. 5
- DOJ launches probe into Fed’s Cook over mortgage fraud claims Sept. 4
August
- Pulte files new criminal referral against Fed’s Lisa Cook Aug. 29
- Lisa Cook files suit against Trump, Powell and Fed Board of Governors Aug. 28
- [Podcast] Fraud expert Bob Simpson on mortgage occupancy fraud Aug. 28
- [Podcast] How is the Fed drama affecting mortgage rates? Aug. 27
- Fed’s Lisa Cook to sue Trump over attempted firing Aug. 26
- Trump attempts to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook Aug. 25
- [Podcast] Mortgage rates fall after Powell’s Jackson Hole comments Aug. 23
- Mortgage rates hit year-to-date lows after Powell comments Aug. 22
- Trump tells reporters he’ll fire Fed’s Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign Aug. 22
- Mortgage rates fall after Powell admits fear of labor market softening Aug. 22
- [Podcast] Trump calls on Fed Governor Cook to resign Aug. 21
- Pulte urges Bondi to investigate Fed’s Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign Aug. 20
- [Podcast] Trump pivots to shadow boxing the Fed Chair Aug. 15
- Treasury eyes Bowman, Jefferson and Logan for Fed Chair Aug. 11
- [Podcast] Trump’s Fannie, Freddie IPO and the latest on the Fed Aug. 11
- Trump appoints economic advisor Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve Board seat Aug. 7
- [Podcast] Powell faces a mutiny at the Federal Reserve Aug. 7
- The Fed could cut rates in September. Mortgage pros are skeptical of the impact Aug. 1
- Adriana D. Kugler, who helps set interest rates, resigns as Fed governor Aug. 1
- July jobs report miss puts September rate cut and lower mortgage rates in play Aug. 1
July
- [Podcast]The Fed Empire strikes back July 31
- What’s Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s next move on rate cuts? July 8
- Government job growth kills possibility of July rate cuts July 3
- [Podcast] Mortgage rates and the pressure on Powell July 3
June
- [Podcast] Trump initiates a shadow Fed president June 27
- Trump initiates plan to install a shadow Fed president June 26
- Fed Vice Chair Michelle Bowman supports July rate cuts June 23
- [Podcast] How Trump can influence Powell on mortgage rates June 23
- FHFA Director Bill Pulte calls on Fed Chair Powell to resign June 19
- Trump wants Powell to lower rates. Here’s how you do that June 19
- [Podcast] Does the Fed have tariff derangement syndrome? June 13
- Why jobs report won’t compel Powell to cut rates June 6
- [Podcast] What is Trump’s real plan to handle Jerome Powell? June 2
May
- FHFA Director Pulte calls on Powell to lower interest rates May 26
- Why Trump needs lower rates: Homebuilder survey collapses May 15
- The Fed is preparing for rate cuts, but waiting on job losses May 7
- [Podcast] What a potential shadow Fed president looks like May 2
April
- Will Trump install a shadow Fed president to get lower rates? April 29
- [Podcast] The high-stakes battle between Trump and Powell April 21
- Why President Trump wants to fire Powell now April 18
- [Podcast] The civil war at the Fed April 18
March
- [Podcast] Takeaways from the Fed meeting March 20
- Showdown: The White House vs. the Fed on mortgage rates March 4
- [Podcast] How the Fed is reacting to tariff drama March 3
February
January 2025
- [Podcast] How many Fed rate cuts should we expect in 2025? Jan. 31
- In leaving rates alone, Fed hides behind solid labor market Jan. 29
- [Podcast] What to make of Trump’s call for lower interest rates Jan. 24
- What’s behind Trump’s ‘demand’ for lower interest rates? Jan. 23
December 2024
- Housing market data positive despite Powell’s Grinch act Dec. 21
- [Podcast] The Fed’s 2025 game plan Dec. 19
- The Federal Reserve’s housing recession dilemma Dec. 18
