Wall Street lookahead: Busy U.S. earnings week confronts market grappling with tariff fallout

Trump blasts Fed chair after rates comments

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, reiterating his frustration that the Fed has not aggressively cut interest rates and saying that the central bank leader's "termination cannot come fast enough."

Trump wants the key interest rates to be lowered to reassure the markets, but the head of the central bank, Powell, doesn't think about it. Since he has been in office, he has been in the clinch with the US president.

Wall Street lookahead: Busy U.S. earnings week confronts market grappling with tariff fallout

Focus also on Fed, after Trump slams chair over rates

Risk of financial panic tempers Trump on firing Powell - West Hawaii Today

President Donald Trump this week revived a long-standing threat against Jerome Powell when he accused the Federal Reserve chair of “playing politics” and moving too slowly to lower interest rates. But privately, according to people close to Trump, the president has for months been aware that trying to oust Powell could inject more volatility into jittery financial markets.

The market is also aware of new signs of tension between Trump and the Fed during a week marked by the IMF-World Bank meeting

Fed Chaos Alert: How Trump’s Powell Ouster Could Crush Crypto Markets, Warns Pompliano News ETHNews

Senator Warren argues that Fed independence is key to U.S. market stability and global economic credibility. Powell says digital assets require clearer rules, highlighting crypto’s expanding role while resisting political pressure on monetary decisions. Investor and crypto advocate Anthony Pompliano has criticized President Donald Trump’s call to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, warning the move could harm both financial markets and i…