đš TRUMP IS BACK ON THE FED â BUT THIS TIME ITâS NOT ABOUT RATES.
The fight has moved from monetary policy to the Fedâs own headquarters.
A new watchdog report found major management failures in the Federal Reserveâs $2.4B renovation project â including weak cost controls and no guaranteed maximum price contract.
But hereâs the key:
The watchdog found no criminal wrongdoing.
Trump still blasted the project and renewed attacks on former Fed Chair Jerome Powell, while current Chair Kevin Warsh ordered a deeper audit and brought in the GSA to take control of the renovation process.
Why should markets care?
Because this adds another layer to the bigger story:
White House pressure â Fed credibility â rate expectations â bond yields â risk assets.
The renovation itself wonât move markets.
But a prolonged political fight over the Fed absolutely can.
Most sensitive cashtags:
$TLT â first-order reaction if Fed credibility affects yield expectations.
$QQQ â highly sensitive to long-term rates.
$XAU â can benefit if political pressure weakens confidence in policy independence or the dollar.
$BTC â another liquidity/credibility-sensitive asset.
So the real headline isnât:
âFed renovation costs $2.4B.â
Itâs:
âThe political battle around the Fed is getting broader â and markets may eventually price the institutional risk.â đ
$TLT $QQQ $XAU $BTC
#fedoctoberratehikeoddsfallto17% #SECHaltsCryptoETFReviewsAmidFundingLapse #ZcashETFPostsFirstWeeklyOutflow$93.6M #GreekPoliceBustCryptoScamRingArrest17 #BitcoinRejectedAt$87K
The fight has moved from monetary policy to the Fedâs own headquarters.
A new watchdog report found major management failures in the Federal Reserveâs $2.4B renovation project â including weak cost controls and no guaranteed maximum price contract.
But hereâs the key:
The watchdog found no criminal wrongdoing.
Trump still blasted the project and renewed attacks on former Fed Chair Jerome Powell, while current Chair Kevin Warsh ordered a deeper audit and brought in the GSA to take control of the renovation process.
Why should markets care?
Because this adds another layer to the bigger story:
White House pressure â Fed credibility â rate expectations â bond yields â risk assets.
The renovation itself wonât move markets.
But a prolonged political fight over the Fed absolutely can.
Most sensitive cashtags:
$TLT â first-order reaction if Fed credibility affects yield expectations.
$QQQ â highly sensitive to long-term rates.
$XAU â can benefit if political pressure weakens confidence in policy independence or the dollar.
$BTC â another liquidity/credibility-sensitive asset.
So the real headline isnât:
âFed renovation costs $2.4B.â
Itâs:
âThe political battle around the Fed is getting broader â and markets may eventually price the institutional risk.â đ
$TLT $QQQ $XAU $BTC
#fedoctoberratehikeoddsfallto17% #SECHaltsCryptoETFReviewsAmidFundingLapse #ZcashETFPostsFirstWeeklyOutflow$93.6M #GreekPoliceBustCryptoScamRingArrest17 #BitcoinRejectedAt$87K
