Jerome Powell, Fed and Trump
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Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates, and he escalated his attacks on the Fed chair last week.
Four potential Powell replacements have been shortlisted by the betting market. Here's who's in the running to be the next Fed Chair.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the president in recent days that ousting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell entailed possible risks to the economy and potential legal and political obstacles.
On Wednesday morning, as markets worldwide shuddered on news that President Donald Trump was likely to fire Jerome Powell, James van Geelen at Citrini Research wasted no time in blasting a “macro trade” alert to his some 50,
President Trump says no one needs to explain to him that firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would be bad for the market. He knows that already. In a social media post, Trump took issue with a
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As speculation swirled Wednesday that President Trump might fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, investors scrambled to adjust their strategies, despite Trump later downplaying the possibility, Bloomberg News reported Sunday.
Show" host Jordan Klepper breaks down exactly why Trump is so angry at his Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Trump and the Trump administration have increasingly turned their fire on Powell and his leadership of the central bank.