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Biggest check on Trump's urge to fire Fed's Powell likely to be US markets

By Neil Roland ( April 17, 2025, 21:59 GMT | Comment) -- As US President Donald Trump tries to expand control of the government by ousting Democrats at independent agencies, he now may be considering termination of the most influential financial regulator of all: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Powell didn’t seem ruffled by this prospect yesterday, expressing confidence in congressional support and the rule of law. But the biggest check on Trump's decision may be the US financial markets' reaction to Powell’s dismissal at a time when they are already responding tumultuously to the president’s tariff trade war. As President Donald Trump tries to expand his control over the federal government by ousting Democrats at independent agencies, he now may be considering termination of the most influential financial regulator of all: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell....

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