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Trump’s Powell threats sink stocks in rocky start to trading week

A major concern: The future independence of the Federal Reserve.

Fortune

Even fellow critics of the Federal Reserve want Trump to back off Powell as stocks and the dollar both slide

When politics interferes with the central bank’s ability to set monetary policy, inflation tends to be the result.

Fortune

Chicago Fed Chief Warns Against Political Interference in Central Bank Decisions

Chicago Fed Chief Austan Goolsbee defends the independence of the Federal Reserve amid President Trump's push to remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

International Business Times

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Can Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell?

The US president and the man he appointed to head the central bank are at loggerheads over interest rates

The Guardian - US

Gold Hits Record, Dollar Drops As Tariff Fears Dampen Sentiment

Gold prices hit a fresh record Monday while the dollar weakened further and stocks were mixed amid worries about Donald Trump's tariff blitz and bubbling row with the Federal Reserve.

International Business Times

Hedge funds are the new ‘shadow banks’—and some are worried they pose a systemic threat to financial stability

The $800 billion ‘basis trade’ underlines how risky bets help keep the financial system humming.

Fortune

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.

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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.

Kiplinger

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

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.

International Business Times

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

The Independent UK

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 - US

Trump’s trade war will cause dilemma for the Fed, says chairman Jerome Powell

Tariffs are ‘highly likely’ to drive short-term inflation, Powell says in Chicago speech

The Independent UK

Trump Tariffs Could Put US Fed In A Bind, Powell Warns

US President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely push up prices and constrain growth, and could put the Federal Reserve in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling inflation and unemployment, the central bank's chair said Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves

The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday

Al Jazeera

Can China use US debt in its tariff war against Trump?

China is the second largest holder of US debt and could, theoretically, dump it to devalue the dollar.

Fortune

Trump calls on FCC chair to impose ‘maximum fines and punishment’ on Paramount’s CBS over 60 Minutes

Donald Trump took issue with its 60 Minutes news program after it aired two segments regarding the war in Ukraine and his plan to annex Denmark’s autonomous territory of Greenland.

Fortune

Inside the bond market’s $800 billion ‘murder mystery’

One of Trump’s head economists said the spike in yields added “urgency” to the decision to pause the president’s reciprocal tariffs.

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The bond market selloff badly rattled investors. Here's what analysts are saying about this key market and what's to come

When 10-year Treasury yields head in the wrong direction that has major implications for the U.S. economy.

The Independent UK

Federal Reserve could be in 'difficult' spot with higher prices, slower hiring

The prospect of high inflation stemming from widespread tariffs along with weaker hiring could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot, Fed policymakers said in minutes from last month’s meeting

Fortune

Bessent denies bond selloff made Trump back down on tariffs

Hedge funds typically profit handsomely from the $1 trillion “basis trade,” but the Federal Reserve could be forced to step in as yields surge.

The Independent UK

Will the tariffs lead to a recession? Here's how to know if we're in one

President Donald Trump’s sharp tariff hikes last week have sent the stock market into a tailspin, raised alarm bells among Wall Street executives, and heightened many economists’ worries that the U.S. could tip into recession

Fortune

Wall Street expects the Fed to rescue the economy from Trump tariffs, but an emergency rate cut now could spark more panic, analyst warns

"Unless the functioning of financial markets, such as the flow of credit, begins to seize up, there isn’t much the Fed can do."

The Guardian - UK

Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work

It’s hard to say if the president truly knows what he’s doing. But there is a precedent for the US causing short-term chaos and reaping long-term gain, says economist James Meadway

The Conversation

The trade deficit isn’t an emergency – it’s a sign of America’s strength

When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April 2, 2025 – upending global trade and sending markets into a tailspin – he presented the move as a response to a crisis. In an executive order released the same day, the White House said the…

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