Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee on Friday expressed support for Jerome Powell and central bank independence when asked about pressure being applied by President Trump, saying the Fed chair is a “totally honorable guy.

For a moment on Wednesday, it looked like President Donald Trump would finally attempt the improbable and fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, offered support Wednesday for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose policies she frequently criticizes.

The White House moved Thursday with a clear aim to support President Donald Trump‘s possible firing of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump has raged against Powell in recent months for not lowering interest rates.

The National Park Service is asking boaters to avoid an area in Lake Powell while fire airplanes collect water to fight the Bridge Creek Fire.

President Donald Trump has frequently voiced dissatisfaction with the Fed’s “wait-and-see" approach to lowering interest rates under Powell.

The Indian rupee weakened past a key support level on Thursday to hit a three-week low, pressured by a broadly stronger dollar, even as exporter dollar sales and portfolio inflows helped the local currency limit its losses.