Jerome Powell, Fed and Trump
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The President has repeatedly criticized Powell for not cutting interest rates, and he escalated his attacks on the Fed chair last week.
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.
Four potential Powell replacements have been shortlisted by the betting market. Here's who's in the running to be the next Fed Chair.
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
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,
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Jerome Powell has long been a target of President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the Fed chair for not cutting interest rates.
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