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Trump backs off on firing Fed Chair Powell

Trump backs off on firing Fed Chair Powell

Squawk Box Europe Express · CNBC International

April 23, 202529m 58s

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President Trump eases back on Jerome Powell, insisting he has no intentions to fire the Fed Chair – spiking U.S. futures and calming concerns over the Fed’s independence. U.S. markets rebound after Trump backs up comments made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying that the tariff standoff with China is “unsustainable”. Elon Musk pledges to step back from his government work as Tesla posts its biggest earnings miss in half a decade. The IMF slashes its global growth forecast for 2025, warning that President Trump’s tariff policies risk unleashing “major negative shock”. In Europe, the newly crowned most valuable company SAP posts a first quarter operating profit beat – up by 58%.

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