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MiBolsilloColombia on MSNGOP senators push back on Powell ouster, warn of market turmoilRepublican senators warned Trump not to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing risks to market stability and the Fed’s independence.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a renovation of the Fed's HQ and has suggested it could be cause to fire him.
President Trump asked Republican lawmakers this week whether he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom he appointed to the position in 2017. The move followed months of criticism by Trump of Powell,