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Investors flee US assets as Trump attacks Fed’s Powell and calls for rate cuts

Investors continued offloading US assets as the Trump administration seeks a way to dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump has demanded rate cuts, referring to Powell as “a major loser” in a social media post. The US dollar weakened to a three-year low.

Euronews

US stocks and dollar tumble as Trump renews attacks on Fed Chair Powell

S&P 500 falls 2.36 percent, while Nasdaq Composite drops 2.55 percent amid fears for central bank’s independence.

Al Jazeera

US dollar hits three-year low as stocks tumble after Trump rips fed chair Jerome Powell

Global markets responded again to Trump’s latest beef, which this time is with America’s central bank

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Trump’s Powell threats sink stocks in rocky start to trading week

A major concern: The future independence of the Federal Reserve.

Fortune

Even fellow critics of the Federal Reserve want Trump to back off Powell as stocks and the dollar both slide

When politics interferes with the central bank’s ability to set monetary policy, inflation tends to be the result.

Fortune

Chicago Fed Chief Warns Against Political Interference in Central Bank Decisions

Chicago Fed Chief Austan Goolsbee defends the independence of the Federal Reserve amid President Trump's push to remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

International Business Times

Can Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell?

The US president and the man he appointed to head the central bank are at loggerheads over interest rates

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Gold Hits Record, Dollar Drops As Tariff Fears Dampen Sentiment

Gold prices hit a fresh record Monday while the dollar weakened further and stocks were mixed amid worries about Donald Trump's tariff blitz and bubbling row with the Federal Reserve.

International Business Times

Hedge funds are the new ‘shadow banks’—and some are worried they pose a systemic threat to financial stability

The $800 billion ‘basis trade’ underlines how risky bets help keep the financial system humming.

Fortune

Trump's knives are out for Jerome Powell, setting up a Supreme Court showdown over the Fed’s independence

The Fed is special. Why the Supreme Court may let Trump fire other agency heads—but not Jerome Powell.

Fortune

What Happens To Mortgage and Savings Rates If Trump Fires Federal Reserve Governors?

The President has backed off on firing Powell. Instead, he recently announced he fired Fed Gov Lisa Cook.

Kiplinger

Tokyo Leads Gains In Most Asian Markets On Trade Deal Hopes

Investors are also eyeing developments at the Federal Reserve as Trump hit out at boss Jerome Powell, who warned the sweeping tariffs were "highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation".

Latin Times

Trump Rages Against Federal Reserve Chair for 'Too Late' Declaration That Tariffs Will Lead to 'Higher Inflation'

After the Federal Reserve chair warned that Trump's tariffs could stoke inflation, Trump responded with a furious social media tirade demanding his removal.

International Business Times

Trump suggests firing of Fed chair is coming – but he doesn’t have the power to remove him

Powell heads the Federal Reserve, the central banking system that operates as an independent entity free from political influence

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The Guardian - US

Trump says Fed chair would resign if asked and condemns him over interest rates

President, whose tariffs has caused turmoil, said Jerome Powell is ‘always too late and wrong’ with rate policy

The Independent UK

Trump’s trade war will cause dilemma for the Fed, says chairman Jerome Powell

Tariffs are ‘highly likely’ to drive short-term inflation, Powell says in Chicago speech

International Business Times

Trump Tariffs Could Put US Fed In A Bind, Powell Warns

US President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely push up prices and constrain growth, and could put the Federal Reserve in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling inflation and unemployment, the central bank's chair said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves

The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday

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Al Jazeera

Can China use US debt in its tariff war against Trump?

China is the second largest holder of US debt and could, theoretically, dump it to devalue the dollar.

Fortune

Trump calls on FCC chair to impose ‘maximum fines and punishment’ on Paramount’s CBS over 60 Minutes

Donald Trump took issue with its 60 Minutes news program after it aired two segments regarding the war in Ukraine and his plan to annex Denmark’s autonomous territory of Greenland.

Fortune

Inside the bond market’s $800 billion ‘murder mystery’

One of Trump’s head economists said the spike in yields added “urgency” to the decision to pause the president’s reciprocal tariffs.

Fortune

The bond market selloff badly rattled investors. Here's what analysts are saying about this key market and what's to come

When 10-year Treasury yields head in the wrong direction that has major implications for the U.S. economy.

The Independent UK

Federal Reserve could be in 'difficult' spot with higher prices, slower hiring

The prospect of high inflation stemming from widespread tariffs along with weaker hiring could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot, Fed policymakers said in minutes from last month’s meeting

Fortune

Bessent denies bond selloff made Trump back down on tariffs

Hedge funds typically profit handsomely from the $1 trillion “basis trade,” but the Federal Reserve could be forced to step in as yields surge.

The Independent UK

Will the tariffs lead to a recession? Here's how to know if we're in one

President Donald Trump’s sharp tariff hikes last week have sent the stock market into a tailspin, raised alarm bells among Wall Street executives, and heightened many economists’ worries that the U.S. could tip into recession

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