Financial markets have so far largely brushed off President Trump’s announcement that he was firing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board, which she has vowed to fight. While investors care deeply about the governance of the Federal Reserve, the annoucement has little immediate impact on the central bank’s policies and therefore little immediate impact on corporate America. Major stock indicies were trading flat, but shorter-dated bond yields did nudge lower, which may reflect slightly higher odds of a more Trump-aligned Federal Reserve.

Departure of Cook, first Black woman to sit on central bank’s board, will allow US president to tap replacement

Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a significant escalation in his continued attack on the central bank.

President Donald Trump's removal of a Federal Reserve governor could end up being challenged at the Supreme Court.

The US president posts a letter addressed to Cook in which he informed her of his decision.

The US president fired Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations – a move experts view as a means to exert more control

President Trump told Lisa Cook that he had found sufficient cause “to remove you from your position.” Ms. Cook and her lawyer said they would fight the firing.

President Donald Trump on Monday fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as he continues to feud with her boss over lowering interest rates.

US President alleges improprieties in obtaining mortgage loans but Cook claims he can’t get rid of her and she’s staying

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There is little precedent: no Fed governor has been dismissed for cause before

U.S. Treasury yields were mixed after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank board.

President Trump has said will fire Lisa Cook over alleged financial fraud, which could hand him more control of the Fed.

Global investors were shell-shocked after Trump struck another blow at the Federal Reserve's independence, caught between the concerns over politicisation of policy and the…

Financial markets have so far largely brushed off President Trump’s announcement that he was firing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board, which she has vowed to fight. While…

Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Lisa Cook, says that President Trump's move to remove her as a Federal Reserve Board governor is "illegal."

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick punted when asked if President Trump would fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he allowed Cook to stay on the job.

President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor, will set off a long legal battle. Economists warn it could lead to higher inflation and government borrowing costs.

It's more important to have a dovish Fed than an independent one, investor Jay Hatfield told Fortune.

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook hired Abbe Lowell to fight her termination by President Trump for a case that could land at the Supreme Court.

The market reaction was muted after President Trump moved to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. One economist likened the response to a frog in “gently heating” water.