Markets Fight Off Powell Rumor, Close in the Green

Wednesday, July 16, 2025Markets shook off a midday ditch to ramp back up into the green as of today’s close. A report that President Trump intended on firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell sent all major indexes into the loss column, but it was a temporary condition. Reports are currently that there is a letter drafted with which to relieve Powell of his duties as head of the Fed, but the president has since said he does not intend to send it.To make a long story short, the Dow closed up +231 points this Hump Day, ...