On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall and Senior Editor Michael Shepard discuss the fallout from Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole Speech as President Donald Trump threatens to fire a top Federal Reserve official. On today's show, National Economic Council Former Director Lael Brainard, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Senior Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, and S-3 Group Partner Ashley Davis.
Trump Threatens to Fire Top Fed Official | Balance of Power 8/22/2025

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