Investors are becoming more measured in their reaction to news about Trump's Washington policy, with Wednesday's whipsawing headlines over Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell triggering a reaction that fell short of what could happen if the Fed chair was indeed fired.

David Zervos, Jefferies, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the reaction to President Trump's reported threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to escalate his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a step investor call dangerous.

Speculation about the fate of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell set off a short-lived tempest in financial markets Wednesday, with volatility mostly quelled after President Donald Trump said he has no plans to fire the central bank chief and was only discussing it in “concept.

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked Republican lawmakers if he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and several people in the room indicated he will do it, CBS News reported, citing multiple sources with direct knowledge. The meeting with members of the House of Representatives took place at the Oval Office, CBS said.

President Donald Trump’s attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell are so commonplace at this point that they barely register in financial markets these days. The rapidly intensifying multi-pronged efforts by Trump’s advisers to amplify and expand on Trump’s attacks are a good reason to rethink that indifference.

Trump is dialing up the pressure on Jerome Powell and could name a new Fed Chair early ... and more importantly, if it has a negative market reaction, bond yields will go up as a result." The path for interest-rate cuts largely depends on incoming ...