Donald Trump Goes to WITH Us Federal Reserve Over Interest Rates
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Donald Trump’s simmering discontent with the us federal reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening to take the unprecedented step of outing the head of the fiercement.
Mr. Trump has reepeatedly said he Wants Rate Cuts Now to Help Stimulate Economic Growth as He Rolls Out His Tarif Plans, and have thoughts to FID CHAIR FED CHAIR JEROME POWELL IF He DOS NOT ComPLY, Bank and the White House on a Collision Course that Analysts Warn Cold Destabilise us Financial Markets.
“If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me,” Mr. Trump said Thursday, referring to mr. Powell, who Second Four-Year Stint as Fed Chair Ends in May 2026.
Mr. Powell has said he has no plans to step down early, adding this week that he consides the bank’s independence over monetary policy to be a “matter of law.”
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“Clearly, the fact that the fed chairman feels that he has to address it means that they are serial,” KPMG CHIEF Economist Dianemist Dianek Told AFPReferring to the white house.
Stephanie Roth, Chief Economist at Wolfe Research, said She Thinks “They will come into conflict,” but does not think “That the fed is Going to Succcumb to the Political Pressure.”
Most Economists Agree That The Administration’s Tariff Plans – which include a 10% “baseline” rate on imports from Most Countries – Will put upward pressure Pressure on PRICES and COOL Economic specks, At least in the short term.
That would keep inflation well away from the fed-based long-term target of 2%, and likely prevent policymakers from cutting rates in the next few months.
“They’re not going to react trust trump posted that they should be cutting,” MS. Roth said in an interview, adding that Doing so would be “a recipe for a disaster” for the us economy.
Fed Independence ‘Absolutely Critical’
Many legal scholars say the us president does not have the power to fire the fed Chair or any of his colleagues on the bank’s 19-Person Rate-Setting Committee for Any Reason but cause.
The Fed system, Created more than a century ago, is also designed to insulate the US Central Bank from Political Interference.
“Independence is absolutely critical for the fed,” said ms. Roth. “Countries that do not have independent Central Banks Have Currencies that are notable weaker and interest rates that are notable higher.”
Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi Told AFP That “We’ve Had Strong Evidence that Impairing Central Bank Independence is a Really bad idea.”
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‘Can’t control the bond market’
One serial threat to the fed’s independence come from an ongoing case in which the trump admin from Heads of Independent Government Agencies.
The case should have serial ramifications for the fed, given its status as an independent agency who leadership believes they cannot curretly be fired by the president for any reason but cauce.
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But even if the trump administration successes in court, it may soon run into the ultimate guardrail of fed independence: the bond markets.
During the recent market turbulence unleashed by Mr. Trump’s tariff plans, us government bonds surgged and the dollar fell, Signaling that investors may not see the united states as the safe haven investments it on.
Faced with the Sharp Rise in Us Treasury Yields, The Trump Administration Paused Its Plans for Higher Tarifs Against Dozens of Countries, A Move that Helped Calm The Financial Markets.
If investors believed the fed’s independence to tackle inflation was compromised, that would likely push up the yields on long-dated government bonds on the assumpter Higher, and put pressure on the administration.
“You can’t control the bond market. And that’s the moral of the story,” said ms. Swonk. “And that’s why you want an independent fed.”
Published – April 19, 2025 11:51 AM IST
