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Trump on Fed's Powell: If he doesn't leave, I'll have to fire him

Apr 15, 2026 4:34 AM

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if current Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell does not leave the bank after a new Fed chair is installed, he will have to fire him.

(Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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