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Even Trump must know that firing the chair of the Fed would be self-defeating

Jerome Powell is a soft target for the president amid economic instability. But getting rid of him would only invite more chaos

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025

Stocks Rally on the Prospects of Trump’s Business-Friendly Policies

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.35%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.97%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.17%. Stocks on Friday settled moderately higher, with the S&P 500 posting a 1-week high...

Barchart · Nov 22, 2024

Trump is thinking about former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to be his Treasury secretary—and to replace Jerome Powell

The two discussed the matter this week at Mar-a-Lago, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Fortune · Nov 22, 2024

Trump throws two more names into ring for treasury secretary after Musk’s favorite annoyed him

Howard Lutnick appears to have fallen down the pecking order for the cabinet role, according to sources

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Volcker slayed inflation. Bernanke saved the banks. Can Powell do both?

History remembers Paul Volcker as the slayer of inflation, and Ben Bernanke as the crisis firefighter. Jerome Powell is in danger of having to play both roles at once — or, what may be worse, to choose between them.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023