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Jerome Powell’s Oh So Lucky Trade War
Trump shifts blame for inflation away from the Fed, while making it hard to cut interest rates.
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Trump pretends he never suggested potentially firing the Fed’s Jerome Powell
By Steve Benen To hear Donald Trump tell it, there was just a big misunderstanding, and he really has “no intention” of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Washington Post reported ...
Washington Examiner3d
Cutting interest rates would be a terrible idea
President Donald Trump escalated his fairly one-sided war of words this week with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whom he nominated for the position in 2017. “‘Preemptive Cuts’ in ...
Fox Business2d
Trump takes Powell off the chopping block: Why it matters to markets
President Donald Trump, after days of trolling Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for missing the window to cut interest rates and signaling he may lose his job, clarified his plan for the ...
USA Today3d
Stocks stage relief rally Wednesday as Trump backs off firing Powell, China tariffs
After a week of harsh criticisms of the central bank chief, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has “no intention” of firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. On Monday ...
The Washington Post2d
Top Trump aides urged president to tone down attacks on Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump’s abrupt shift in rhetoric Tuesday toward Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell reflected the private lobbying of some of his senior advisers, who had urged the president ...