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Wall Street steady again after President Donald Trump downplays threat to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s job
Wall Street appears calm after President Donald Trump walked back his earlier threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
Trump calls Powell ‘one of my worst appointments’ and slams Biden for reappointing him
President Donald Trump launched a new verbal assault against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday, calling him ...
What a Trump, Powell faceoff means for your money
Amid a fresh set of attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell came reports that President Donald Trump might fire the central banker. Increasingly, Trump is frustrated with Powell for not lowering interest ...
'Epitome of irrational': Trump keeps flirting with firing Powell, inviting economic chaos
Once again, Donald Trump is dancing with the idea of trying to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell — a move economists say would shake global markets and could unleash economic chaos. Plus, Trump directly ...
Trump says it’s ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Powell after suggesting otherwise in meeting with lawmakers
President Donald Trump said Wednesday it’s “highly unlikely” that he’ll fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after ...
Stocks whipsawed, end flat after Trump downplays talk of Powell firing
Stocks had been rising modestly in the morning, before news reports saying that Trump was likely to fire the Fed chief, which ...
An attempt by Trump to fire Powell would face major legal challenge
If President Donald Trump takes the unprecedented step of trying to fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, the effort would roil ...
Trump Is Poised to Grab Control of the Fed Next Year
President Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates by three percentage points, a massive cut that could push borrowing costs back to pandemic lows. With two seats at the Fed ...