POLICY15:44 UTC1d ago 1 min readSource: Al Jazeera
Trump escalates threats to fire US Federal Reserve Chair Powell
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In a Fox Business interview, Trump says he will fire Powell if he does not vacate his board seat when his term ends.
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- / President Trump threatens to remove Federal Reserve Chair Powell if he doesn't vacate his board seat at the end of his term.
- / This move could destabilize the independence of the Federal Reserve, a critical institution for economic policy.
- / Potential market volatility and economic uncertainty could arise from such a drastic change in leadership.
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