Thursday's News Links

[CNBC] Futures slip after major averages post winning day on Trump’s denial that he plans to fire Powell: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Escalates Campaign Against Fed Chair Powell

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Eyes Tariff Rate of 10% or 15% for More Than 150 Countries

[AP] Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump ‘Crypto Week’ Advances as House Conservatives End Blockade

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Williams says tariff economic impact is only just starting

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Williams won't comment on Trump attacks on central bank

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan's exports drop as US tariffs hit automobiles, pressure set to intensify

[Bloomberg] What Happens If Trump Fires Fed Chair Jerome Powell?

[Bloomberg] Record US Firms Cut China Investment Plans as Tariffs Spiraled

[WSJ] Why Political Pressure on Central Banks Is So Toxic for Investors

[WSJ] Fed’s John Williams Says Rate Stance Remains ‘Entirely Appropriate’

[WSJ] The Fed Building Renovation at the Heart of Trump’s Efforts to Oust Powell

[FT] Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on Federal Reserve unnerve investors

Wednesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street CEOs Stress Fed Independence Amid Powell Attacks

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Bostic: Recent data show price pressures may be building -Fox Business

[Bloomberg] Markets Rattled by ‘Credible Threat’ Trump Tries to Fire Powell

[Bloomberg] Fed Beige Book Shows Slight Increase in US Economic Activity

[Bloomberg] Fed’s Bostic Says He’d Wait on Rates Amid Warnings on Inflation

[Bloomberg] US Probe Forcing Brazil to Negotiate at Gunpoint, Lula Aide Says

[Bloomberg] Goldman’s Big Hedge Fund Bet Was Perfectly Timed

[WSJ] In Dress Rehearsal for Trump’s Firing a Fed Chairman, U.S. Markets Sank—Then Steadied

[WSJ] Bank CEOs Are Coming Out Fighting for Fed Independence

[WSJ] Don’t Fire Jerome Powell, Mr. President

[FT] Donald Trump asked lawmakers whether he should fire Fed’s Jay Powell

Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Dow adds 200 points, S&P 500 rises in volatile trading as Trump denies he’s firing Powell: Live updates

[CNBC] Trump denies that he plans to fire Powell: ‘Highly unlikely’

[Reuters] Trump indicated to allies he will fire Fed's Powell, CBS reports

[Bloomberg] Trump Likely to Fire Powell Soon, White House Official Says

[Bloomberg] Trump Versus Powell: How Far Can He Push the Fed Chair?

[NYT] Trump Has Drafted Letter to Fire Fed Chair and Asked Republicans if He Should