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Supreme Court expands Trump’s power to fire top regulators

The Supreme Court has given President Trump the power to fire the heads of independent agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board. The court's decision, which overturns a 91-year-old precedent that said the agencies must be independent of the president, creates a limited carve-out to preserve Federal Reserve independence. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a dissent with fellow Democratic appointees Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, observed: “Dozens of independent commissions are now likely to become purely executive agencies, shifting tremendous power over broad swaths of American life into the president’s hands.” The Competitive Enterprise Institute said the opinion “continues the healing process as we dismantle an unchecked regulatory state.”

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BoE looks at AI 'kill switch' to stop trading bots

The Bank of England, alongside Germany's Bundesbank and the Bank for International Settlements, is researching ways to combat market volatility caused by AI trading bots. Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said officials are exploring mitigants, such as circuit breakers or kill switches, to prevent widespread meltdowns if faulty AI models engage in synchronised herding behaviour during periods of financial stress. Breeden said: “As AI capabilities increase, we must keep asking whether existing, technology-agnostic regulatory frameworks remain sufficient.”

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