Trump and the Trump administration have increasingly turned their fire on Powell and his leadership of the central bank.

A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.

Warren added the next Fed chair will face a tough task proving they’re committed to central bank autonomy, as concerns grow that Trump may nominate someone more loyal to him than to economic principles.

We have taken great care to ensure the project is carefully overseen since it was first approved by the Board in 2017,” the Federal Reserve chairman said.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a renovation of the Fed's HQ and has suggested it could be cause to fire him.

The freewheeling style of Bill Pulte, the head of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—and known to some as “Little Trump”—is landing the wrong way with some industry and administration officials.

Stock futures were mostly higher early Thursday as the market continued to shake off fears that President Donald Trump could fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 31 points,