Powell, Fed Chair, Will Likely Face Heavy Pressure From Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : One was Komatsu, which Trump called out during his first term.
57% : Companies that were hit under Trump 1.0 are feeling a sense of déjà vu.
57% : Among the most in-demand lobbyists are Brian Ballard and Jeff Miller, who were also major fund-raisers for Trump.
49% : But an even bigger wildcard looms in another Donald Trump presidency -- what Trump 2.0 might mean for interest rates, Fed independence and the Fed chair's own job.
46% : But a McCormick victory would give Republicans 53 Senate seats, potentially giving Trump more leeway to nominate divisive figures such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to positions that require the chamber's approval.
45% : Trump has made waves by saying that a president should have a say in rates policy.
45% : And suggestions have circulated from inside the president-elect's camp that he would sideline Powell if re-elected -- something Trump flirted with during his first term after appointing Powell in 2017.
37% : Trump pledged to carry out the biggest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.
19% : Powell delivered a forceful "no" when asked by Victoria Guida of Politico if he would consider resigning if Trump asked.

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