Readers weigh in on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, private credit, JBS’ labor issues, and the Trump administration’s emerging market behavior.

Trump has used the renovation project as both a literal and symbolic example of what he has often described as government waste. Speaking to reporters last week, Trump called the construction effort “a disgrace,” and accused Fed officials of overspending at a time when inflation remains high and interest rates are biting into household budgets.

The Fed vice chair who leads banking oversight, Michelle Bowman, comes across as a crypto evangelist as she echoes industry views on its regulatory needs.

There have been many calls for reform. None of them have actually done wholesale reform, though many of them have applied band-aids," Lisa Harrington said.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says a slowing job market may prompt the Fed to cut interest rates, though inflation risks remain above the central bank’s 2% target.

The research is drawing skepticism. "There's a bazillion other reasons" people don't buy flood insurance, one expert said.

Beth Hammack, the president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, thinks the Fed needs to maintain its focus on fighting inflation.

The FTSE 100 and European stocks were higher on Friday as markets turn their attention to the much-anticipated speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. He is set to speak