
(FILES) US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. US President Donald Trump called on September 30 2026 for former Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell to quit the central bank's board, despite a government watchdog finding no criminal conduct in renovations of the Fed's headquarters. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)




