The economy grew at a healthy rate despite the back-and-forth with Trump's tariffs, but the true test will come after the levies are imposed.

It’s very disruptive if you fire, so I would say most likely, yeah,” Trump responded when asked by Finnerty if Powell would stay in the role. The president also repeated hi

Her resignation now paves the way for Trump to put his own nominee in for the board. Two of his prior appointments, Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, voted against the decision at Wednesday's meeting to hold the Fed's key rate steady, instead indicating they wanted to lower. Kugler was absent for the vote.