Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain a Federal Reserve governor for now

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Trump had sought to oust Cook before the September meeting of the Fed's interest rate-setting committee.
41% : Trump's lawyers have argued that even if the conduct occurred before her time as governor, her alleged action "indisputably calls into question Cook's trustworthiness and whether she can be a responsible steward of the interest rates and economy".
40% : The high-court order was a rare instance of Trump not quickly getting everything he wants from the justices in an emergency appeal.
27% : The court will consider whether to block a lower-court ruling in Cook's favour while her challenge to her firing by Trump continues.
27% : The case concerns whether Trump can fire those officials at will.
21% : Trump has accused Cook of mortgage fraud because she appeared to claim two properties, in Michigan and Georgia, as "primary residences" in June and July 2021, before she joined the Fed board.
20% : "President Trump lawfully removed Lisa Cook for cause from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
16% : " Related Cook, who was appointed to the Fed board by Democratic President Joe Biden, has said she will not leave her job and won't be "bullied" by Trump.
15% : The justices have allowed other firings to take effect while legal challenges proceed, including in the case that will be argued in December involving Rebecca Slaughter, whom Trump fired from the Federal Trade Commission.

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