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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] 11 points 2 days ago (6 children)

what is the upside for MAGA of devaluing USD?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Cheaper for the 1% to buy all of our stuff to fully become a corrupt nation of oligarchy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Easier to pay down debts made up of worthless money (if you have money that isn't worthless). If you had €100 in November 2024, you could pay off $100 debt. Right now you only need €85 to pay off $100 debt.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

American manufactured products are cheaper on the world market.

Raw resources are more expensive to import so source everything form the US

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

They want to destroy America because corporate centrists already destroyed their rural communities.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Stock market numbers go higher

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

making more money is good, but lowering the worth of your workers is another way to afford more people