Trump privately indicates he may soon fire Fed chair Jerome Powell
by Callum Jones in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6YPFE)
The US president denies he would dismiss the Federal Reserve head after reportedly drafting letter to sack him
Donald Trump has privately indicated he is on the verge of firing the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, rattling Wall Street and renewing questions over the US central bank's independence.
The US president insisted on Wednesday that it was highly unlikely" he would dismiss the Fed chair, after reports he had suggested he would and shown a draft letter dismissing Powell to political allies.
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