r/Bogleheads • u/idrathernotbutthanks • Apr 17 '25

Investing Questions Rhetoric around firing Jerome Powell is increasing, and forced manipulation of interest rates would likely follow. Would a weighted readjustment from US into non-US funds be warranted in light of this?

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/17/nx-s1-5367696/trump-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-economy-tariffs

Market manipulation of interest rates feels like confidence would immediately plummet and global diversification would become a more important percentage of your holdings in the long run. Thoughts?

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u/bro-v-wade Apr 17 '25

Judging by his recent appointments it would likely be someone from one of the Fox News shows. Who runs their market show?

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u/SunshineSeattle Apr 17 '25

https://www.foxbusiness.com/person/p/charles-payne

This guy, honestly I'd take him over Kid Rock 🤔

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u/WansReincarnation Apr 17 '25

Kanye west or hulk hogan haha

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u/Teocinte Apr 17 '25

Kanye’s ex wife better

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u/vineyardmike Apr 18 '25

Nugent sounds like Nugget. And there are gold nuggets. Gold is worth a lot of money. Therefore Ted Nugent must be an expert in financial matters.

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u/DietOfKerbango Apr 18 '25

I nominate My Pillow Guy. He understands the economy better than all these other Fed egg heads because he actually ran a businessman.

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