WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is open to the idea of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Trump polled some Republican lawmakers on firing Powell and received a positive response, the source said.

Sign up here.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trump-open-idea-firing-fed-chair-powell-source-says-2025-07-16/