We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Says Trump’s Fed Chair Tussle Is Like “The Godfather” & Discusses These 10 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discussed.
In a recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Jim Cramer discussed whether President Trump could fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell. The President is an ardent supporter of low interest rates, and in his recent comments, he asserted that Powell has to reduce rates. However, this particular program wasn’t the first time Cramer discussed the possibility.
In fact, he first raised the possibility in a program aired in late March. We covered Cramer’s remarks as part of our coverage of Jim Cramer Discusses These 10 Stocks & Wonders If Trump Will Try Firing The Fed Chairman. Back then, the CNBC TV host linked the President’s potential action against the Fed chair with the recent dismissals of officials from the Federal Trade Commission.
Cramer commented:
“Look, uh, there is a. . .theme here. You fired two Democrats. In the FTC. No one knows what to do. If he can fire two, if he can fire two from the FTC, he can fire Powell. Now doesn’t matter whether it’s legal or not. I thought Peggy Newton had a great piece today, talking about President Jackson. Now we’re really going back, even before McKinley, which is somehow the North Star for this administration. And I think people are just worried that Powell will be fired cause he’s not cutting rates. And I think that all of that we just heard is irrelevant. What matters that as long as there’s a belief that despite Fed chief Powell saying twice that he’s not going anywhere, as long as there is a belief that President Trump may actually have this . . where he can fire anyone, no one’s safe.”
He added that potential action against Powell might have been priced into the markets as Cramer believed stated: “I’m not saying that he will do this. I am saying that since the FTC. . .look if he took it off the table you would see the futures positive right now.”
Cramer maintained the theme in his latest remarks. When his co-host asked him if it was legally possible for the President to take action against Powell, he commented: “I mean they fired, look, I mean he fired these two FTC people. You’re not supposed to be able to do that.”
Commenting further on the legal aspects, Cramer outlined:
“And there you could say that look Chevron allows me to do it. That Chevron decision. I mean what happens when he comes out and he goes to Truth Social and he says that I’ve decided to run a third term. I mean there’s enough people in the government who would say, yeah, okay.”
As to what happens if the President fires Powell? Well, Cramer thinks “Powell says I’m not fired. I mean, it’ll be funny. You know, I remember Melissa Rivers didn’t want to be fired. In The Apprentice. . . .it’s kind of like The Godfather. Anybody can be fired. . .they can get to Powell.”
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American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 71
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) is an American travel and financial services provider. The shares have lost 16% year-to-date amidst worries about consumer spending slowdown and the recessionary impact of tariffs. However, Cramer has remained upbeat about American Express Company (NYSE:AXP). He has previously commented that the firm’s payment cards are popular among younger users and demonstrate robust spending. The latest comments also revolved around these themes:
“[On AXP’s positive tone about the consumer] Better than that. Uh, I am talking about numbers which by the way include, and we’ve got first twelve days of this month. Steve Squeri going over things, you’re talking about, restaurant spending up 8%, lodging up 6%, goods up 7%, card membership, obviously more and more tremendous numbers have increased. 3.4 million. David, this is as good a quarter if you had to say anything, you would say that the consumer is on fire actually. Really spending a lot. Now I think to keep with leitmotif of novels, uh, Fitzgerald did say in the short story The Rich Boy, the rich are different from you and me. Of course, Hemingway then came back and said yeah they have more money. But this is a Gen X, Gen Z, Millennial explosion. People love the card. I am, I got, the only thing that was not so good was the airlines, it’s not that they matter. Because I gotta tell you, people are feeling good according to this. I mean President Trump could say you know what hey I told you, look how good everybody’s feeling. So I mean stock was up six at one point. . .but I will just say that Steve Squeri is one hell of an executive, and these are really great numbers. And a lot of this is just tremendous execution on the part of this company.”
“Well I mean we do have a, year-over-year we do have a leap day. But I think what’s most important is that people thought that things were going to be flat. Or maybe that people would be discouraged. But the revenues were up really, up nice, up nine. Look I look at this thing and I just say, sure, it’s possible to have done better. Remember, getting a leap year. But this is really a darn good number. And look this is one of the things viewed structurally a big change. You know the younger people just love this. They want it so bad, they want the gold card, they want the platinum card. And I salute younger people for doing something that took me about ten years to get.”
Overall, AXP ranks 9th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discussed. While we acknowledge the potential of AXP as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AXP but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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