By Neil Roland ( June 1, 2026, 19:01 GMT | Insight) -- In his first speech since stepping down as US Federal Reserve chair, a perch where he was subjected to dozens of attacks and insults from President Trump over his interest-rate votes, Fed Governor Jerome Powell called for “respect for the rule of law.” “Like many other institutions, the Fed has been undergoing a stress test,” he said Sunday, a week after handing the baton to Trump appointee Kevin Warsh and becoming one of six other governors. “If any administration finds a way to remove Fed officials over policy differences,” Powell said, “then future administrations will do so as well."In his first speech since stepping down as US Federal Reserve chair, a perch where he was subjected to dozens of attacks and insults from President Trump over his interest-rate votes, Fed Governor Jerome Powell called for “respect for the rule of law.”...
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