TRUMP DROPS THE POWELL PROBE AND PAVES THE WAY FOR A LOYALIST FED CHAIRCOMPARATIVE VIEW
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The US Justice Department closed its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, removing the main obstacle to an early succession. Kevin Warsh, Trump's preferred candidate, is now in pole position. Markets reacted positively in the short term, but economists are sounding the alarm over a scenario in which the US president effectively controls monetary policy through a hand-picked replacement. The episode is being watched worldwide as a test of central bank independence.
🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇦🇺 Australia
DIVERGENCE SCORE
37/100MODERATE
Notable divergences appear between perspectives
Here are the main points of divergence identified between media coverages.
ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY
AUSTRALIADOMINANT ANGLE
Sydney watches the Powell-Warsh succession with an eye on RBA rates and the Australian dollar
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
BIASES
No bias identified
JAPANDOMINANT ANGLE
Tokyo watches the Fed succession closely: a US rate shift would roil global bond markets
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
BIASES
No bias identifiedJAPANDOMINANT ANGLE
Tokyo watches the Fed succession closely: a US rate shift would roil global bond markets
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
BIASES
No bias identifiedAUSTRALIADOMINANT ANGLE
Sydney watches the Powell-Warsh succession with an eye on RBA rates and the Australian dollar
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
BIASES
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