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Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, the Supreme Court protects Fed independence, for now.
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Good morning. Well, you made it. Today is the last day of the first half of 2026. Time to hit the locker room, throw some ice on some of the problem areas, and make a game plan to start the third quarter with a bang. Toby, I honestly don't remember my New Year's resolutions, so that means I haven't failed to live up to them.
I mean, we often ask each other, was it a fast week or a slow week? Now I'm asking you, fast half or slow half, Neil?
I think it was a fast half of the year. I mean, it always is, but I forget who won the Super Bowl.
I would say it's lightning fast. It's the saying, the days are long, but the years are short. I am definitely starting to feel that, looking forward to what the next half of the year brings. Over, under on straight-up Hormuz mentions in the back half of the year.
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So last year, President Trump attempted to fire two government officials, Fed Governor Lisa Cook and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, whose pushback landed their cases in the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the justices handed down their decisions. Trump could fire Slaughter, but he couldn't get rid of Cook. For now.
What recent Supreme Court decisions impact Fed independence?
In one of the two major decisions over presidential power, the Supreme Court agreed with Trump that presidents have the ability to fire members of federal agencies like slaughter at the FTC who carry out functions under the executive branch. The dramatic ruling strikes down a 90 year old precedent known as Humphrey's executor that sought to protect agency leaders from political influence. So that was a big win for Trump and really any future president who wants to bend the federal bureaucracy to their will. However, Trump suffered a loss against Lisa Cook, a Fed governor whom he fired last year over unsubstantiated allegations of mortgage fraud. In this case, the Fed allowed Cook to remain in her role while litigation continued, saying that out of all the agencies in the federal government, the Federal Reserve was the special child.
It had to be protected from political influence and must remain independent so as to preserve faith in American financial markets. Toby, a 1-1 draw for Trump on a historic day of decisions at the Supreme Court.
Yeah, and the Supreme Court justices knew the stakes of what they were doing here because in the majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roppers, he said not only the fact of independence, but also the appearance of independence is key to the Federal Reserve's design. So They were reading outside the lines a little bit here, even though that they were ruling on this specific case. And that's why I think one of the biggest winners here is Chair Kevin Warsh.
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