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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed unchanged. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM25...

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

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

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

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

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.87%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.44%. Stock indexes are mixed today on weakness in health insurance companies and semiconductor makers. Health...

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 S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.62%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.32%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +0.35%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM25...

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