December 8, 2024

Fmr. Obama Treasury Counselor Rattner: Powell Got Inflation Wrong Because WH Was Wrong and He’s ‘a Team Player’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Steve Rattner, who served as counselor to the Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration, argued that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell got inflation wrong in part because “the White House was signaling that they thought inflation was going to come down.” And Powell “is a team player” who was

Fmr. Obama Treasury Counselor Rattner: We’ll Have ‘Higher Rates for the Foreseeable Future,’ Inflation Isn’t Declining Due to Stimulus

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Steve Rattner, who served as counselor to the Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration, predicted higher interest rates “for the foreseeable future,” and said that inflation isn’t declining in part due to people still spending the large amounts of stimulus they got during the pandemic. Rattner also stated that

Conway Chosen As Senior Counselor

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Kellyanne Conway to serve as his senior counselor. “Kellyanne Conway has been a trusted advisor and strategist who played a crucial role in my victory,” Trump said in a statement released Thursday morning. “She is a tireless and tenacious advocate of my agenda and has amazing insights on how to […]

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