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Even fellow critics of the Federal Reserve want Trump to back off Powell as stocks and the dollar both slide
When politics interferes with the central bank’s ability to set monetary policy, inflation tends to be the result.
Dollar hits three-year low as Trump attacks threaten Fed's independence
The dollar tumbled on Monday to its lowest level in three years as investor confidence in the U.S. economy took another hit ...
Dow tumbles more than 1,000 points and dollar hits three-year low as Trump continues to bash Fed Chair Powell
US stocks and the dollar tumbled Monday as investors assessed continued tariff uncertainty and the implications of President ...
Stocks Tumble on Weakening Economy, Tariffs and Trump Comments on Fed’s Powell
The president’s attack on the Fed and a weakening economic outlook mean more pain for the market. An index of future economic ...
Wall St ends sharply lower amid Trump's tirade against Fed's Powell
U.S. stocks suffered steep losses on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair ...
Chicago Fed chief warns: Central bank must be independent of Trump
Austan Goolsbee, the Chicago Fed chief, defended the central bank's independence in a Sunday morning talk-show interview.
Trump tariffs could lead to a summer drop-off in economic activity after an 'artificially high' start, Chicago Fed chief says
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Sunday that President Donald Trump's tariffs are causing U.S. business owners to ...
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee says a move by Trump to terminate Jerome Powell would ‘undermine the credibility of the Fed’
President Donald Trump said this week Fed chair Jerome Powell’s “termination cannot come fast enough.” That’s led to a debate ...