Trump Threatens to Fire Fed Chair Powell
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- Category: United States
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-29 16:18 UTC
- Sources: BBC World News
Donald Trump has threatened to fire Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair if he doesn't leave in May, escalating their ongoing spat. The BBC reports that this is a continuation of their disagreements over monetary policy.
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