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If Trump fires the Fed’s Powell ‘both the currency and the bond market can collapse,’ according to Deutsche Bank (fortune.com)

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If Trump gets his way and removes Jerome Powell as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the market reaction would be swift and brutal, Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos argues.

It could collapse the currency and bond markets, he says in a note seen by Fortune. Polymarket puts the chances of a Powell ouster at 19%.

“We consider the removal of Chair Powell as one of the largest underpriced event risks,” Saravelos says.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

Been waiting on Trump's temper to get the best of him. You know the people around him are manipulating him in every way possible to avoid firing Powell. This is a thing he can't lie, cheat or walk back. Most of all, it would instantly devastate the rich. And then the rest of us of course.

Great article that hits hard on a subject I've been thinking on.