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Trump 'likely' will fire Fed Chair Powell 'soon,' White House official says
Trump and other White House figures have launched a multi-pronged attack on Powell as push the central bank to lower is key borrowing rate. Most recently, they have blasted Powell after renovations to the Fed's Washington headquarters, raising suspicion that Trump could try to remove the Fed leader for cause.

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Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell after floating that idea in private
Trump asked GOP lawmakers if he should fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Republican Senators Caution Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through with threats to try and remove t...

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Playbook PM: Jerome Powell’s Trump whiplash
Trump Wants Lower Rates. Firing Powell Could Push Them Higher.
Trump says he would love for Fed Chair Powell to resign
A Fed spokesperson had earlier pointed to Powell's repeated statements that he has no intention of resigning and would not if asked to do so.

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Economist slams Trump rumor to fire Fed chair: ‘Old man’s grudge against a public servant’
Trump Has Draft of Letter to Fire Fed Chair. He Asked Republicans if He Should Send It.
White House Suggests Jerome Powell May Have Broken Law Amid Trump Rift
The White House accuses the Fed chair of potentially "violating the law" in his renovation of the central bank's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell
The Trump administration’s intensifying campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hit a boiling point Thursday.
How the White House is broadening its pressure campaign on Fed chief Jerome Powell
President Trump’s fight against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has taken on a new dimension, with an overhaul of the central bank’s headquarters at the center of a growing White House
Hassett says White House probing Fed renovation costs, authority to fire Powell
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cause if evidence supports that, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday and that the Fed "has a lot to answer for" on renovation cost overruns at its Washington headquarters.
Trump likely to fire Powell soon, White House official says
The president has repeatedly expressed frustration over the central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady instead of lowering them.
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