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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] 2 points 23 hours ago

Trump selected Powell back in 2018.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

I know. But now he needs lower interest rates or it will make him look bad because it will expose his economic failures, something he hates.

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