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entity Updated 2026-08-06 Topics: Politics

Lisa Cook

146.美国经济这么差，美股还能继续涨吗 | 串台《美轮美换》 adds Cook to a later Qizhulou/美轮美换 discussion of Federal Reserve independence. The source groups Donald Trump’s attempted removal of Cook with pressure on Jerome Powell and the nomination of Stephen Miran, making her case one part of a wider institutional-pressure pattern.

Lisa Cook appears in Jerome Powell and the Test of Fed Independence as a Biden-nominated Federal Reserve board member whom Donald Trump attempted to fire for alleged mortgage fraud. The source says Cook sued, lower courts kept her on the board, and the case was before the Supreme Court.

Indicators of 2025 and What to Watch in 2026 adds Cook as part of the 2026 rate-watch setup. The source, dated 2025-12-31, says the Supreme Court was expected to hear arguments early in 2026, making her case part of Federal Funds Rate As Policy Signal and the credibility of Fed independence during rate decisions.

Source Position

  • Cook’s case turns the Fed’s undefined “for cause” removal language into a practical test.
  • The episode treats the litigation as potentially decisive for whether presidents can effectively remove Fed governors at will.
  • The source connects Cook’s case to Central Bank Independence because removal threats can pressure policy even before a formal rate decision.
  • The crossover source treats the case as a forward-looking institutional risk for 2026, not only as a legal dispute around one board member.
  • Episode 146 treats Cook’s case as a live market-confidence issue because board removal risk can make rate decisions look politically contaminated.

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