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The Latest Breaking News from Jerome Powell

Trump's knives are out for Jerome Powell, setting up a Supreme Court showdown over the Fed’s independence

The Fed is special. Why the Supreme Court may let Trump fire other agency heads—but not Jerome Powell.

Fortune

Could Trump’s tariffs give a green light for corporate profiteering?

Expectations of inflation, and recent waves of price rises, could be self-fulfilling and fuel ‘greedflation’ – and it may not only apply to US consumers

The Guardian - UK

What Happens To Mortgage and Savings Rates If Trump Fires Federal Reserve Governors?

The President has backed off on firing Powell. Instead, he recently announced he fired Fed Gov Lisa Cook.

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Trump Goes To War With The Fed

Donald Trump's simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening to take the unprecedented step of ousting the head of the fiercely independent central bank.

International Business Times

Trump Looking Into Whether He Can Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell Despite Central Bank Independence

President Donald Trump is studying whether he can fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, said National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett

Latin Times

Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy. And these banks have an extraordinary amount of power. By controlling the flow of money and credit in a country, they can affect economic growth, inflation, employment…

The Conversation

Tokyo Leads Gains In Most Asian Markets On Trade Deal Hopes

Investors are also eyeing developments at the Federal Reserve as Trump hit out at boss Jerome Powell, who warned the sweeping tariffs were "highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation".

Latin Times

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Trump suggests he could remove US Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

“If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said in the Oval Office to reporters on Thursday.

Euronews

Asian Markets Mixed As Traders Track Tariff Talks

Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade Friday as investors keep tabs on countries' tariff talks with the White House, while Donald Trump's remarks that he was reluctant to hike levies on Beijing even more provided a little support.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: president takes aim at Harvard, threatening tax-exempt status

The IRS is reportedly planning to revoke Harvard’s tax exemption, a move that would cost the university millions – key US politics stories from Thursday 17 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

Trump hopes for "termination" of Powell

Jerome Powell's economic warning on Trump's inflationary tariff scheme reignited the pair's feud

Salon

Stock Market Today: No 'Powell Put'? No Problem

Investors, traders and speculators look beyond both another Trump post and more signs of slowing economic activity.

Kiplinger

Markets close mixed as Wall Street weathers a short trading week

An earnings miss by UnitedHealth Group dragged down the Dow.

Fortune

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Trump wants lower interest rates to ‘counteract’ the inflation from his own tariff policies

“The White House’s actions have made it harder for the Fed to cut rates,” said a Columbia Business School professor.

Fortune

Fed independence could take a hit from the Supreme Court

Markets would likely be very spooked if the president could choose to influence monetary policy.

Al Jazeera

Trump says Fed Chair Powell’s exit ‘can’t come soon enough’

Trump does not have the authority to force Powell to resign. The Fed chair’s term is up in May 2026.

International Business Times

Trump Rages Against Federal Reserve Chair for 'Too Late' Declaration That Tariffs Will Lead to 'Higher Inflation'

After the Federal Reserve chair warned that Trump's tariffs could stoke inflation, Trump responded with a furious social media tirade demanding his removal.

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International Business Times UK

Cathie Wood Goes Bargain Hunting: Buys the Robinhood Dip, Invests in Newly Listed Solana Staking Fund

Cathie Wood poured millions of dollars into Robinhood shares and a Toronto-listed Solana staking fund as the US Fed Chair's comments on inflation and softer Q1 growth triggered volatility in US markets.

Latin Times

Trump Suggests He Will Seek To Remove Fed Chair Despite Legal Protections: 'Cannot Come Fast Enough'

Trump publicly blasted his feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, suggesting he is ready to terminate the nation's most powerful economic policymaker.

The Independent UK

Trump suggests firing of Fed chair is coming – but he doesn’t have the power to remove him

Powell heads the Federal Reserve, the central banking system that operates as an independent entity free from political influence

Fortune

Trump says Fed chair is ‘too late’ on interest rates: ‘Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!’

A day earlier, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell offered a pessimistic view of the economy because of the White House’s tariff policy.

The Guardian - US

Trump says Fed chair would resign if asked and condemns him over interest rates

President, whose tariffs has caused turmoil, said Jerome Powell is ‘always too late and wrong’ with rate policy

The Guardian - UK

ECB cuts rates for third time this year as Europe braces for Trump tariffs

Quarter-point cut in main rate to 2.25% aims to tackle slowing eurozone growth and impact of US border taxes

International Business Times

Trump Clashes With Fed Chief Powell Over Interest Rates

US President Donald Trump blasted Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday for not lowering interest rates, calling him "always TOO LATE AND WRONG." "Powell's termination cannot come fast enough," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

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