Trump steps down from threat to fire Fed's Powell, market jumps
  • April 22, 2025

Trump steps down from threat to fire Fed's Powell, market jumps

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to take threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell off the table after days of intensifying criticisms of the central bank chief over not cutting interest rates. "I have no intention of firing him," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. "I would like to see him be a little more active in terms of his idea to lower interest rates," he added.

Wall Street ends higher on earnings, hopes of easing tariff tensions
  • April 22, 2025

Wall Street ends higher on earnings, hopes of easing tariff tensions

(Reuters) -U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday as a spate of quarterly earnings reports and hints at the de-escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions brought buyers in from the sidelines. U.S. stocks jumped further in extended trade after President Donald Trump said he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, stepping back from his recent rhetoric against the central bank chief. In a sign that traders expect Wall Street to rally on Wednesday, S&P 500 futures jumped almost 2% following Trump's comments, while and Amazon.com and Nvidia were last up 3% each and Apple climbed 2% in after-hours trading.