Why Jerome Powell — not Trump — will decide when the Fed chief steps down
CBS News
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President Trump would love to be finally rid of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
But firing him would kick up a legal firestorm and roil financial markets, experts said.
Trump threatens Fed Chair Powell
- Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn’t step down as Federal Reserve chair The Japan Times —
- Trump news at a glance: president renews threats against federal reserve chair, pushes his replacement The Guardian —
- Trump: I'll fire Fed Chair Powell if he stays past term CNN —
- Trump renews his threat to fire Jerome Powell Semafor —
- Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn't quit Fed board Reuters —