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Asian shares rise after Trump says he discussed firing Fed Chair Powell

Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday while US futures slipped after President Donald Trump rocked Wall Street by saying he had talked about the concept of firing the head of the Federal Reserve, but was unlikely to do so. Removing Fed Chair Jerome Powell might help Wall Street get the lower interest rates investors love but would also risk a weakened Fed unable to make the unpopular moves needed to keep inflation under control. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.6% to 39,901.19 after the government reported a trade deficit for the first half of the year as Japan's exports to the United States took a hit from Trump's tariffs. Chinese markets also gained. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong edged 0.1% higher to 24,549.87, while the Shanghai Composite index gained 0.3% to 3,516.31. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.9% to 8,639.00. In South Korea, the Kospi climbed 0.2% to 3,192.29. India's Sensex lost 0.1% while the SET in Bangkok jumped 2.9% on strong gains for market heavyweights like

Not planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, says Trump

Trump is open to the idea of firing Powell, a source told Reuters on Wednesday before Trump said he wouldn't, even as he unleashed a new barrage of criticism against the Fed chair

Trump may use Fed's $2.5 bn renovation project to oust Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the US central bank's USD 2.5 billion renovation project. The push comes after a months-long campaign by Trump to try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker, who has resisted the president's calls to slash interest rates out of concerns about the administration's tariffs sparking higher levels of inflation. The president indicated Tuesday that Powell's handling of an extensive renovation project on two Fed buildings in Washington could be grounds to take the unprecedented and possibly legally dubious step of firing him. I think it sort of is, Trump said. When you spend USD 2.5 billion on, really, a renovation, I think it's really disgraceful, Trump said, adding that he never saw the Fed chair as someone who needed a palace. The project has been underway for years, going back to Trump's first term. But it only .

Formal process to replace Fed Chair Powell underway: US Treasury Secy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says a formal process to find Jerome Powell's successor as Fed Chair has begun and suggests Powell should step down entirely after his term ends in May 2026

Trump says Powell should 'resign immediately if Congress misled'

Trump reiterated his criticism of the Fed chair in a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, calling Powell "terrible," and telling reporters that deceiving Congress would be grounds for a swift exit

Stock Market close highlights: Sensex sheds 288 pts, Nifty at 25,453; realty, financials drag

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Wednesday, July 2, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices settled down by 0.14 per cent and 0.41 per cent, respectively

World economy faces 'pivotal moment': Bank for International Settlements

The post-Covid spike in inflation seems to have had a lasting impact on the public's perception about price moves too, a study in the report showed

Trump slams Powell, says he'll pick a Fed chair who wants to cut rates

Trump has unleashed a pressure campaign on the central bank to cut rates, repeatedly assailing Powell and arguing the Fed's policies are keeping government borrowing costs too high

Stock market highlights: Bulls roar at D-Street; Sensex jumps 1,000 pts; Nifty at 25,549; banks gain

Stock market highlights on Thursday, June 26, 2025: Bank Nifty jumped 1.13 per cent to scale an intra-day high of 57,263.45, before ending at 57,206.70, up 1.03 per cent

Dollar weakens as Donald Trump considers naming next Fed chair early

Traders are viewing the news as a signal that early rate cuts are becoming more likely, given Trump has repeatedly called on Powell to lower borrowing costs

Asian stocks dip, dollar weakens as Trump escalates attack on Powell

Markets have been soothed by a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that appeared to be holding, reducing the risks of disruptions to the global oil trade and underpinning sentiment

We can wait and see course of economy before going for rate cut: Powell

The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday, a stance directly at odds with President Donald Trump's calls for immediate cuts. For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before considering any adjustments to our policy stance, Powell said in prepared remarks he will deliver early Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee. Powell is facing two days of what could be tough grilling on Capitol Hill, as Trump has repeatedly urged the Fed to reduce borrowing costs. Powell has often received a positive reception before House and Senate committees that oversee the Fed, or at least muted criticism. Powell has also often cited his support in Congress as a bulwark against Trump's attacks, but that support could wane under the president's ongoing assaults. Trump lashed out again in the early hours of

Rate cuts can wait as Fed monitors inflation from tariffs, says Powell

In his prepared testimony Powell said the economy remains in a "solid position," with low unemployment and inflation far below its pandemic-era peak

Fed must prepare to act swiftly if economic data starts going sideways

Given all of the uncertainty, Powell is right to stay in wait-and-see mode, but he can't linger there too long once the data breaks

Waller sees room for Fed to cut rates amid easing inflation concerns

Waller said economic data show GDP growth and inflation are running close to the central bank's targets

IT, PSU banks drag markets amid unclear Fed stance, Israel-Iran tensions

The Nifty IT index fell over 1 per cent, dragged by OFSS, LTIMindtree, Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Persistent and Mphasis falling up to 3.2 per cent

Trump calls Jerome Powell 'real dummy', 'worst' as Fed holds rates steady

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the Fed opted to leave short-term rates unchanged in its June meet

'Someone has to pay': Fed chair warns on tariffs as inflation risks grow

Despite holding rates, Fed eyes inflation risks from tariffs; Jerome Powell says price hikes likely as retailers pass costs to consumers over summer

US Fed keeps rates steady for 4th straight meeting, remains open for cuts

US Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to keep interest rates unchanged, while indicating that reductions could still be on the table in the second half of the year

Jerome Powell too slow to lower borrowing costs: Trump on US Fed rate cut

The Fed last September did reduce rates by a half of a percentage point, after a faster-than-expected decline in inflation and a marked slowdown in the labor market