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South China Morning PostApr 15, 2026International

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn’t step down ‘in time’

President Trump threatened to remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair if he does not resign by May.

Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn’t step down ‘in time’
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President Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not vacate his leadership post by May, while citing a DOJ investigation into Powell. The move escalates a long-standing conflict over central bank independence and executive oversight.

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