President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to escalate his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a step investor call dangerous.

What a player President Donald Trump is. Just as he was losing control of the Jeffrey Epstein story, rumors suddenly started circulating out of Trump’s White House that he was poised to fire Jerome Powell,

La., says if President Trump fired Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, "it would crash the stock market, and it would crash the bond market, and it would cause interest rates to rise." Trump bashed Powell during a bilateral meeting with the crown prince of Bahrain.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are becoming more measured in their reaction to news about Trump's Washington policy, with Wednesday's whipsawing headlines over Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell triggering a reaction that fell short of what could happen if the Fed chair was indeed fired.

Reports that President Trump was considering trying to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have had a clear, if modest, effect on the bond market—even after Trump told reporters that he [wasn’t “planning on doing anything.

Today at the White House, President Trump held a meeting with Bahrain PM Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. During his remarks, Trump insulted Fed Chair Jerome Powell, stating, "He's doing a lousy job."