In Just 8 Words, Jerome Powell May Have Sent a Signal to Trump on the Economy

In Just 8 Words, Jerome Powell May Have Sent a Signal to Trump on the Economy

In a speech on Sunday, the Fed chair, who has been subject to extensive criticism by President Donald Trump, defended the central bank’s decision to cut its key interest rate to nearly zero.

Trump should learn from Nixon’s mistake meddling with the Fed

Richard Nixon’s short-term meddling with the Fed chair harmed the U.S. economy for years. Donald Trump’s threats show dangerous parallels and potential risks.

Fed chair calls out Trump’s Harvard attacks during bombshell Princeton speech

In a decision handed down on Thursday, May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated that President Donald Trump does not have the power to fire U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The High Court upheld Trump's power to fire members of two independent labor relations boards but signaled that a president's relationship with the Fed is different. In Trump v. Gwynne A. Wilcox, the justices wrote, "The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, q…

Fed Chair Shades Trump in Graduation Speech After SCOTUS Says He Can’t Be Fired

Jerome Powell defended America’s universities and called on graduates at Princeton University to “do whatever it takes” to protect democracy.

About the weekend there was a letter from the U.S. highest court in favor of the Fed and its president, contrary to the wishes of the first president. How feasible was the real possibility of Powell's dismissal?