Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a yearslong renovation of the Fed's headquarters and has suggested that it could be cause to fire him.

As the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte oversees the system that helps keep the U.S. mortgage market liquid.

President Donald Trump said he’s not planning to fire Jerome Powell, and still managed to make it sound like a threat.

President Trump asked Republican lawmakers this week whether he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom he appointed to the position in 2017. The move followed months of criticism by Trump of Powell,

Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher returns if the central bank’s independence comes into question.

An excerpt from "Trillion Dollar Triage" details Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s measured public responses – and more candid private reactions – to Trump’s ongoing threats to fire him.

Bond powerhouse Pimco hasn’t adjusted its positions in light of Trump’s threats to push Powell out, even with the potential for dramatic moves in Treasurys if it were to happen, according to people close to the situation.

Barron’s spoke with Tobin Marcus, head of U.S. policy and politics with Wolfe Research and a former White House advisor during the Obama era, about what could unfold if Trump follows through on such a move. An edited version of our conversation is below.