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Cornered on Two Fronts: Middle East Escalation and a Court-Ordered Tariff Refund Put New U.S. Administration Under Strain
A sudden escalation of attacks between the United States, Israel and Iran has spread across the Gulf, disrupting energy and shipping and threatening higher inflation. At the same time, U.S. courts have ordered the rollback and likely refunding of large parts of President Trump’s tariff regime, removing a key foreign-policy and economic lever and exposing the administration to significant fiscal and political strain.
Powell Urges Next Fed Chair to Steer Clear of Politics as White House Pressure and DOJ Inquiry Intensify
At a Jan. 28 press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell urged his successor to distance the Federal Reserve from partisan politics as the bank held rates steady. Powell defended the Fed’s independence amid public hostility from President Trump and a Justice Department probe into a Fed headquarters renovation that has added legal uncertainty to the leadership transition.