Powell shares what it would take for him to leave the Fed, book reveals

It is becoming increasingly clear that President Donald Trump has no plans to drop his pressure campaign on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rate cuts.An excerpt from "Trillion Dollar Triage" by Wall Street Journal economic correspondent Nick Timiraos chronicles Powell’s measured public responses – and more candid private reactions – to Trump’s ongoing threats to fire him.HOPEFULS EYEING POWELL’S JOB INTENSIFY PUSH AMID TRUMP RIFTPowell's commitment to the Fed, amid Trump's mounting criticism, became apparent in 2019 during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing. C