Barron’s spoke with Tobin Marcus, head of U.S. policy and politics with Wolfe Research and a former White House advisor during the Obama era, about what could unfold if Trump follows through on such a move. An edited version of our conversation is below.

President Donald Trump said he’s not planning to fire Jerome Powell, and still managed to make it sound like a threat.

Bond powerhouse Pimco hasn’t adjusted its positions in light of Trump’s threats to push Powell out, even with the potential for dramatic moves in Treasurys if it were to happen, according to people close to the situation.

As of this reporting, on July 16, a little after 4 p.m. on the East Coast, President Trump is not going to fire the Fed head, Jerome Powell. And there

Wall Street appears calm after President Donald Trump walked back his earlier threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

President Trump asked Republican lawmakers this week whether he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom he appointed to the position in 2017. The move followed months of criticism by Trump of Powell,

The Trump administration is toying with removing Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, accusing him of mismanaging a multibillion-dollar update to its Washington headquarters.

There could be a revolt in global markets, including a possible collapse in the dollar and US bonds, if President Donald Trump were to take the unprecedented step of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from the helm of the central bank,