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Ousting Jerome Powell risks setting off market panic, but Trump may have found a workaround

Ousting Jerome Powell risks setting off market panic, but Trump may have found a workaround

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project. The push comes after a monthslong campaign by Trump to try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker, who has resisted the president’s calls to slash interest rates out of concerns …

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