While Trump may be denying reports he will fire Powell, reports tell a different story. Here's what Tennesseans need to know about Powell and the Fed.

Top voices on Wall Street have expressed alarm over the idea that Trump could fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, emphasizing the need for Fed independence.

As the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte oversees the system that helps keep the U.S. mortgage market liquid.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through with threats to try and remove the politically independent central banker.

The president may try to terminate the Fed chair’s tenure early. But whether Trump has the ability to do so isn’t clear.

Economists interviewed by Newsweek warned that removing Powell now would roil markets, erode trust in U.S. institutions and ultimately hurt ordinary Americans.

Senior White House Counselor Peter Navarro at an event hosted by The Hill and NewsNation on Wednesday ripped into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, calling him the worst fed chair 'in history.'

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the central bank’s inspector general to conduct an additional review of an ongoing $2.5 billion renovation of the institution’s headquarters that has drawn fire from President Donald Trump and others,