David Zervos, Jefferies, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the reaction to President Trump's reported threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell.

Markets just did a test run on what would happen if President Trump tried to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and it wasn’t pretty. It also wasn’t as ugly as many feared. News that the president intended to jettison Powell jolted Wall Street on Wednesday,

NEW YORK] Once again, US President Donald Trump demonstrated his power to shake up global financial markets. This time, by returning to one of his favourite topics: whether to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

There could be a revolt in global markets, including a possible collapse in the dollar and US bonds, if President Donald Trump were to take the unprecedented step of removing Federal Reserve Chair Powell from the helm of the central bank,

Senate Republicans are warning President Trump that it would be a big mistake to follow through on his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying it would likely send a “shockwave”

Sam Stein is joined by Ben Walsh to discuss Donald Trump’s threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the market’s drastic reaction to his back and forth, and how he seems to be forgetting that it was him who originally appointed him Fed Chair.

If President Trump gets his way and removes Jerome Powell as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the market reaction would be swift and brutal, Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos argues. It could collapse the currency and bond markets,

Speculation about the fate of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell set off a short-lived tempest in financial markets Wednesday, with volatility mostly quelled after President Donald Trump said he has no plans to fire the central bank chief and was only discussing it in “concept.

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked Republican lawmakers if he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and several people in the room indicated he will do it, CBS News reported, citing multiple sources with direct knowledge. The meeting with members of the House of Representatives took place at the Oval Office, CBS said.

Trump is dialing up the pressure on Jerome Powell and could name a new Fed Chair early ... and more importantly, if it has a negative market reaction, bond yields will go up as a result." The path for interest-rate cuts largely depends on incoming ...