President Donald Trump said Scott Bessent was an option to replace Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve but suggested the Treasury secretary was not the leading candidate because of his success in his current role.

The White House is exploring every avenue of executive power to get what President Trump wants from the Federal Reserve: lower interest rates.

President Trump, left, has accused Fed boss Powell, right, of being too slow to cut interest rates and this week described him as a 'knucklehead'.

Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte discusses President Donald Trump's attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

President Donald Trump continues to blister Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.On Monday, the White House released a personal note Trump sent to Powell.Trump continues to express frustration over the Fed's refusal to cut interest rates.

President Donald Trump and his allies are focusing on Jerome Powell’s handling of an expensive renovation of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters as a new way to scrutinize Powell’s leadership at the central bank,

President Trump's war on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is taking on a more aggressive form, bringing Trump a step closer to trying to oust the head of the Fed. Why it matters: Trump wants Powell to cut interest rates,

President Trump has renewed calls for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign, criticizing the Fed for not cutting interest rates.