{"id":116769,"date":"2025-07-18T20:29:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=116769"},"modified":"2025-07-18T20:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:30:48","slug":"will-trump-really-fire-feds-powell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/will-trump-really-fire-feds-powell\/07\/18\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Trump really fire Fed&#8217;s Powell?"},"content":{"rendered":"Us president Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric on Wednesday, hinting at removing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, sparking mixed investor reactions before backtracking. As political tensions mount, the question looms\u2014can markets withstand this uncertainty, or will it erode confidence?<br \/><br \/>Investor Jitters Reflect Political Drama<br \/><br \/>Trump\u2019s Oval Office comments, made during a meeting with Bahrain\u2019s Crown Prince, suggested Republican support for ousting Powell, though he later denied firm plans. This flip-flop triggered volatility, with bond yields initially rising and stocks dipping before reversing as uncertainty eased. Jack Ablin of Cresset Capital, managing $65 billion, noted the market\u2019s unease, calling for an independent Fed to stabilize sentiment. Stocks closed up, and Treasury yields mostly fell.<br \/><br \/>Historical Context and Current Risks<br \/><br \/>Trump, who appointed Powell in his first term, has ramped up criticism in his second, blaming him for not cutting rates to boost the economy and reduce debt. Historically, presidents like Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon clashed with Fed leaders, but Steve Blitz of GlobalData highlights Trump\u2019s public approach as uniquely disruptive, potentially swaying lawmakers and threatening Fed autonomy. Analysts warn this could undermine the financial system\u2019s credibility.<br \/><br \/>Fed Resilience and Legal Safeguards<br \/><br \/>Powell, whose term as chair ends in 2026 but can serve as a governor until 2028, intends to stay, backed by a May Supreme Court ruling suggesting Trump lacks authority to fire him due to the Fed\u2019s quasi-private status. David Kotok of Cumberland Advisors, overseeing $3.5 billion, praises Powell\u2019s crisis management, arguing his leadership shields markets from political fallout.<br \/><br \/>What\u2019s Next for Markets?<br \/><br \/>Investors await a stronger reaction to force a policy shift, as seen with April\u2019s tariff backlash. The \u201cTACO\u201d trade\u2014Trump Always Chickens Out\u2014suggests a potential retreat, but Blitz cautions Trump\u2019s persistence could \u201crip the fabric\u201d of stability. Markets teeter\u2014will resilience hold, or will pressure prevail?","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Us president Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric on Wednesday, hinting at removing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, sparking mixed investor reactions before backtracking. As political tensions mount, the question looms\u2014can markets withstand this uncertainty, or will it erode confidence?Investor Jitters Reflect Political DramaTrump\u2019s Oval Office comments, made during a meeting with Bahrain\u2019s Crown Prince, suggested &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":107977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-forex-markets","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116770,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116769\/revisions\/116770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}