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Critics Demand Powell Resignation Over High Interest Rates

7/25/2025

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Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is under fire for keeping interest rates high, making homeownership a distant dream for many young Americans. As inflation steadies, critics argue his decisions are driven by political motives rather than genuine economic relief, igniting a movement demanding his resignation and jeopardizing the aspirations of millennials and Gen Z.

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Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is under fire for keeping interest rates high, making homeownership a distant dream for many young Americans. As inflation steadies, critics argue his decisions are driven by political motives rather than genuine economic relief, igniting a movement demanding his resignation and jeopardizing the aspirations of millennials and Gen Z.