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Trump says Fed's Powell will be out in 8 months – Reuters

Trump says Fed’s Powell will be out in 8 months  Reuters FAQ: Here’s what would happen if Trump actually tries to fire Powell  CNN Trump says Fed’s Powell will be out in 8 months, calls him a ‘numbskull’  Reuters What Trump’s Feud With Jerome Powell Is Really About  The Atlantic Trump backs further away from firing Powell: ‘He’s going to be out pretty soon …

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Powell Should Resign to Save the Fed, Mohamed El-Erian Says. Anxiety Is Building. – Barron's

Powell Should Resign to Save the Fed, Mohamed El-Erian Says. Anxiety Is Building.  Barron’s Jerome Powell must quit to save the Fed, one prominent economist says  CNN Top economist Mohamed El-Erian breaks ranks with Wall Street and says Powell should resign to preserve Fed independence  CNBC Powell should resign to protect Federal Reserve, says top economist  Axios Jerome Powell should resign, top economist Mohamed …

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Jerome Powell must quit to save the Fed, one prominent economist says

Jerome Powell must quit to save the Fed, one prominent economist says

New York CNN  —  The Federal Reserve’s independence from political interference, viewed as sacrosanct inside the central bank, is under siege. President Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are so intense that one prominent economist is raising eyebrows by arguing that Powell should quit to protect the central bank’s independence. “The attacks on Chair Powell are …

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Jerome Powell should resign, top economist Mohamed El-Erian says, citing a scandal Trump hasn’t even mentioned

Jerome Powell should resign, top economist Mohamed El-Erian says, citing a scandal Trump hasn’t even mentioned

In a surprising turn, top economist Mohamed El-Erian has broken with convention among financial leaders by publicly calling for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign. El-Erian’s comments, issued via social media and elaborated in press interviews, are remarkable not only for their candor, but for their counterintuitive reasoning: El-Erian believes Powell should step aside to protect the institution’s independence in the face …

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Mohamed El-Erian says Powell should resign to preserve Fed independence

Mohamed El-Erian says Powell should resign to preserve Fed independence

President of Queens’ College of Cambridge University Mohamed El-Erian speaks during a panel discussion at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund during the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13, 2022. James Lawler Duggan | Reuters Mohamed El-Erian on Tuesday called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to voluntarily relinquish his position …

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Treasuries Slip With Fed’s Powell Set to Speak on Regulation – Bloomberg.com

Treasuries Slip With Fed’s Powell Set to Speak on Regulation  Bloomberg.com Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip; GM, RTX Earnings in Spotlight — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Bessent says Powell doesn’t need to resign but should conduct internal review  CNBC Trump admin live updates: Bessent says there’s no reason for Fed chair to resign  ABC News Bessent disses ‘leakers’ after Wall …

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FAQ: Here’s what would happen if Trump actually tries to fire Powell

FAQ: Here’s what would happen if Trump actually tries to fire Powell

Washington CNN  —  President Donald Trump has blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for months for not lowering interest rates, even threatening to fire the central banker. Now, the White House is seizing on a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, DC, as a potential legal opening to fire Powell as Trump calls for supersized rate cuts. …

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Bessent Sees No Reason for Powell to Step Down From the Fed Now – Bloomberg.com

Bessent Sees No Reason for Powell to Step Down From the Fed Now  Bloomberg.com Exclusive | How Bessent Made the Case to Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Powell – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Bessent disses ‘leakers’ after Wall Street Journal report on Powell advice  The Hill The Trump-Powell feud keeps heating up. Meet the betting markets’ top picks to replace the Fed …

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