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Created: 2025-07-16 03:07:47 UTC

Trump floating Bessent as a Powell replacement is a major curveball for Fed independence—markets hate the idea of overt politicization at the central bank, and the initial reaction has been risk-off, with financials and rates ETFs leading volatility.

Investors are pricing in a possible shift to looser policy, but that’s a double-edged sword: faster cuts could juice risk assets short term, but stoke inflation and damage confidence if the Fed is seen as a political tool.

The dramatic back-and-forth on Bessent (and now other names like Hassett and Warsh) is adding fuel to the uncertainty fire—expect more chop, especially in macro plays and safe-haven trades.

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