Monitor whether Yared's replacement represents ideological capture of economic policy advice or maintains professional independence; watch for any connection between departure and specific policy disagreements.
Routine personnel departure with minimal governance impact (A=3). The CEA head position is important but this is a standard resignation/departure without evidence of purge dynamics or institutional capture beyond normal turnover. However, the announcement timing amid a week of major constitutional events (Iran strikes, Bolton plea, voting rights rulings) and the pattern of Trump using personnel news as filler suggests modest distraction value (B=21). Falls below noise gate thresholds.