New York Times: “The investigation includes a review of Deutsche Bank’s handling of so-called suspicious activity reports that its employees prepared about possibly problematic transactions, including some linked to President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner.”
Trump Thinks He Can Replace Fed Chair
“President Trump has told confidants as recently as Wednesday that he believes he has the authority to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board,” Bloomberg reports.
“In Trump’s line of thinking, he could demote Powell to be a board governor, but isn’t planning to do so right now.”
Fed Chairman Says He’ll Serve Full Term
“Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he intends to serve his full four-year term as head of the Federal Reserve, after President Trump asked White House lawyers earlier this year to explore options for removing him,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Powell: “I think the law is clear that I have a four year term, and I fully intend to serve it.”
Fed Hints at Possible Cut as Economy Slows
Federal Reserve officials held their benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, but hinted they would cut rates in the months ahead if the economic outlook weakens, the Wall Street Journal reports.
CNBC: “The decision came amid divisions over what is ahead and still leaves open the possibility that policy loosening could happen before the end of the year depending on how conditions unfold.”
White House Explored Legality of Demoting Fed Chairman
“The White House explored the legality of demoting Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in February, soon after President Trump talked about firing him,” Bloomberg reports.
“The White House counsel’s office weighed the legal implications of stripping Powell of his chairmanship and leaving him as a Fed governor, the people said, in what would be an unprecedented move. A replacement would have to be nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate.”
Trump Predicts Market Crash If He Doesn’t Win
President Trump on Saturday predicted a stock market crash if he doesn’t win re-election in 2020.
Said Trump: “The Trump Economy is setting records, and has a long way up to go. However, if anyone but me takes over in 2020 (I know the competition very well), there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before!”
Trump Slams Fed Chairman Again
President Trump “slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell again this week, insisting that Powell’s actions have prevented the economy from soaring even higher and declaring he’s out of patience with the man he picked to lead the nation’s central bank,” ABC News reports.
Trump also said he was “allowed” to criticize Powell and claimed it was commonplace in the “old days” for a president to “settle” with the bank’s chairman.
Said Trump: “You know, in the old days, they used to speak to the head of the Federal Reserve often. And it was … very much a part of the administration from the standpoint as they’d talk and they’d really settle. You have no idea how important it is.”
Fed Mulls Rate Cut
“A month ago, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell played down speculation of a rate cut this summer. Now officials at the central bank face a darker economic outlook and heightened trade tensions, making a rate cut possible—if not at their meeting on June 18-19, then in July or later,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The officials need to decide what would trigger such action, how much more information they want before making a decision and how to signal their intentions and plans. They are to begin their customary premeeting quiet period at the end of this week.”
Fed Candidate Slams Central Bank’s ‘Soviet’ Power
Judy Shelton, a senior U.S. official who is being vetted for a job on the board of the Federal Reserve, told the Financial Times that the the central bank wields undemocratic, Soviet-style powers over markets.
Said Shelton: “How can a dozen, slightly less than a dozen, people meeting eight times a year, decide what the cost of capital should be versus some kind of organically, market supply determined rate? The Fed is not omniscient. They don’t know what the right rate should be. How could anyone?”
She added: “If the success of capitalism depends on someone being smart enough to know what the rate should be on everything… we’re doomed. We might as well resurrect Gosplan.”
New York Overtakes London as Top Finance Center
A new survey of financial executives shows that fallout from Brexit has helped New York overtake London to become the world’s pre-eminent financial center, Reuters reports.
Trump’s Trade War Rattles Stock Market
Politico: “The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 700 points, or 2.7 percent, in afternoon trading, after a flurry of belligerent tweets from President Trump — and quick retaliation from China in the form of new tariffs — threw gut punches at hopes for a deal between the two nations.”
“The sell-off framed a central conflict inside the White House — and seemingly within the president’s own mind. Trump loves a booming stock market, which he tracks obsessively, and views it as an indicator of success on par with his approval rating. At the same time, he loves his power to unilaterally impose tariffs, and sees winning tough concessions from China as key to his 2020 reelection bid.”
“But those two political imperatives are once again at odds.”
Trump Considering Former Aide for Fed Post
“President Trump’s next nominee to the Federal Reserve board may be one of his former domestic policy aides who now oversees economic policy studies at the conservative Heritage Foundation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Paul Winfree, who was deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, is under consideration for one of the two open positions on the Federal Reserve Board.”
Trump Pulls Moore From Fed Consideration
Moore Won’t Withdraw for Fed Job
Stephen Moore told the Wall Street Journal that he wouldn’t withdraw from consideration for a position on the Federal Reserve Board, despite growing doubts among Republican senators about his prospects for confirmation if nominated.
Said Moore: “I’m not pulling out.”
Trump’s Fed Pick Underpaid Alimony for Years
“Stephen Moore, Donald Trump’s embattled pick for the Federal Reserve board of governors, has underpaid his ex-wife’s alimony bills for years, leaving her out of pocket by tens of thousands of dollars,” the Guardian reports.
“Moore has continued paying Allison Moore significantly less than required under their 2011 divorce settlement…. The underpayment persisted even after Moore was found in contempt of court in Virginia in 2012, and came close to having his home seized, after he failed to pay Allison Moore more than $300,000 he owed her at the time.”
Moore’s Bid for Fed Post Is ‘In Trouble’
“Stephen Moore’s prospects of getting confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board grew dimmer Wednesday as Trump administration officials began to acknowledge privately he does not have the votes and Republican senators indicated the ensuing drama over Moore’s pending nomination would end soon,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD): “I think he’s gotten enough feedback from the people up here that his nomination is in trouble.”
Moore’s Long History of Dismissing Women
“Stephen Moore, President Trump’s pick to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, once dismissed the Violence Against Women Act as the ‘most objectionable pork’ in the 1994 crime bill, saying the money would better spent if Americans were forced to write checks to ‘radical feminist’ groups,” CNN reports.
“More recently, he’s wondered aloud whether women would concern themselves about gender parity once they start out-earning men and suggested that women shouldn’t curse in public.”
“It’s part of a 25-year track record of dismissing women and criticizing gender equality in print and in interviews with conservative outlets.”
Washington Post: GOP support for Stephen Moore falls apart.
White House Reviewing Stephen Moore’s Writings
“The White House is reviewing past writings by Stephen Moore, the conservative commentator whom President Trump plans to nominate to the Federal Reserve Board, amid criticism that many of the opinion columns he penned denigrated women,” the New York Times reports.
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