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How Bessent Made the Case to Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Powell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the president privately in recent days that ousting Jerome Powell entailed risks, including possible effects on the economy and potential legal and political obstacles.

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Bessent advised Trump against firing Powell: Report
Is the market under-pricing the risk of Powell being ousted as Fed chair?
Trump Appointees Pushed More Marble in Fed Building Renovation White House Now Attacks
President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over i...

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Trump’s Withering Criticism of Powell Puts Fed Decisions Under Microscope
Hedge funds favour short-dated, convertible bonds if Fed's Powell leaves early
A disaster for working Americans: Trump’s attacks on Fed chair Jerome Powell risk tanking the dollar
Undermining that independence for the sake of one man’s political agenda won’t just spark academic debate—it will raise your mortgage, inflate your grocery bill, and destabilize financial markets.

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Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny
Wall Street cruises to more records as PepsiCo and tech stocks rally
Why Trump removing Powell is the market's most underestimated risk
Analysts at Deutsche Bank consider the president's removal of Fed chief Jerome Powell "one of the largest under-priced event risks over the coming months."
Powell's ouster 'one of the largest underpriced event risks over the coming months'
Potential removal of Fed Chair Jerome Powell could disrupt markets, spike inflation expectations, and impact the USD and bonds.
Federal Reserve independence at risk from Trump's pressure campaign, J.P. Morgan warns
J.P. Morgan warned in a note that Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve and threats to fire Chair Powell could undercut central bank independence and increase inflation risks.
3 ways Trump trying to fire Powell could backfire
If President Donald Trump were to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could have unintended and severe consequences that reverberate throughout the US economy and global markets.
Threats to Powell Stir Bond Market
Reports that President Trump was considering trying to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have had a clear, if modest, effect on the bond market—even after Trump told reporters that he [wasn’t “planning on doing anything.
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