Market Voices: Trump on Fed majority, Cook's firing, Ryanair-Boeing

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* President Trump said he expects to soon have enough votes on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to push through an interest rate cut.

“We’ll have a majority very shortly,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday afternoon, according to CNBC. [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/26/trump-fed-majority-cook-interest-rates.html]

“Once we have a majority, housing is going to swing, and it’s going to be great,” Trump added.

Trump made the remarks the day after he sent a letter to Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook stating he was firing her over allegations that she misrepresented her residency status on two mortgage applications. Cook has vowed to challenge her dismissal in court.

* The Federal Reserve said in a statement late Tuesday that Cook can only be removed by the president "for cause."

“Cook has indicated through her personal attorney that she will promptly challenge this action in court and seek a judicial decision that would confirm her ability to continue to fulfill her responsibilities as a Senate-confirmed member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System," the Fed said in a statement, according to CNBC [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/26/trump-fed-cook-respond-court.html].

“Congress, through the Federal Reserve Act, directs that governors serve in long, fixed terms and may be removed by the president only ‘for cause'," the statement added.

* National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that Cook should take leave from her post while the status of her appointment is being decided by the courts.

“If I were her in her circumstance, I would take leave,” Hassett told reporters Wednesday, according to CNBC [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/trump-white-house-lisa-cook-fed.html]. "I think it’s the honorable thing to do,” he added.

* Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RYAAY]) (OTCPK:RYAOF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RYAOF]) CEO Michael O'Leary said Boeing (NYSE:BA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BA]) is speeding up deliveries for 25 of the 737 Max planes it ordered.

O'Leary told reporters on Wednesday that the jets are now expected between August and October, which would be four to five months ahead of schedule, according to Bloomberg [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-27/ryanair-says-boeing-speeds-737-deliveries-nears-output-increase?srnd=homepage-americas&sref=Hh2p8mzs].

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