A senior executive at a major financial institution once went to great lengths to repair relationships with political leaders, becoming a model for other Wall Street managers. However, a recent power struggle over the appointment of the Federal Reserve Chair is threatening this carefully maintained alliance. This conflict has exposed a reality: when policy stances diverge, even long-standing political and business relationships can collapse in an instant. For market participants, such fluctuations in high-level relationships often translate into asset price volatility and adjustments in regulatory expectations.