Trump Threatens to Fire Fed Chair Powell
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- Category: Politics
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-15 10:14 UTC
- Sources: BBC World News
Donald Trump threatens to fire Jerome Powell if he doesn't leave as Fed chair in May, escalating their ongoing spat. Reuters reports this is a new escalation while BBC does not mention it.
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