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Rhiannon12866

(257,762 posts) Sun May 3, 2026, 04:20 AM 8 hrs ago

The Fed Chair's power move: "It's not Trump versus the Fed, it's Trump versus the American people" - The Weekend Primetime

Jerome Powell announced his plans to stay at the central bank beyond his chairmanship, which ends this month. A move he deems necessary given the legal threats made against him, and Trump's ongoing move to assert more control over the Federal Reserve.

Justin Wolfers joins “The Weekend: Primetime” to discuss the power move by Powell, while digging into the stock market’s surprising highs. - Aired on 05/02/2026.

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The Fed Chair's power move: "It's not Trump versus the Fed, it's Trump versus the American people" - The Weekend Primetime (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago OP

Thanks for this post. multigraincracker 4 hrs ago #1

multigraincracker

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1. Thanks for this post.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 08:22 AM

4 hrs ago

Mr. wolfers made a lot of sense.
I have a money market account with a set interest, thinking about switching to one that is based on the Fed interest rate I can see those going up.

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