Trump goes to war with the Fed

AFP - Dawn - 20/04
“If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me,” Trump says, referring to Powell.

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening to take the unprecedented step of ousting the head of the fiercely independent central bank.

Trump has repeatedly said he wants rate cuts now to help stimulate economic growth as he rolls out his tariff plans, and has threatened to fire Fed C...
[Short citation of 8% of the original article]

Loading...