What Trump's Fed power grab means for portfolios

Central bank's independence threatened

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Jerome Powell was appointed as Federal Reserve chair by Donald Trump in November 2017, during his first term as president. Trump's second term will see Powell's exit. The manner of this departure is uncertain, though.

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