Trump, Jerome Powell and Fed
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Mediaite on MSNClip of Trump Nominating Powell Goes Viral After President Seemed to Forget It HappenedIn a resurfaced clip from 2017, President Donald Trump sang the praises of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when he first nominated him.
Powell is the head of the US central bank and has recently faced relentless attacks from Trump on social media and in the press, with the Republican leader claiming he’s moving too slowly to cut interest rates.
Slashing government interest rates could have the paradoxical effect of raising the interest rates paid in the real world.
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Raw Story on MSNTrump’s 'wild' tantrum about to end in 'disaster': analystTrump’s administration has since launched an investigation into Powell for fraud over expensive renovations to the central bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., an investigation that critics have characterized as a tool to give the president the legal pretext to fire Powell at a time of his choosing.
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The New Republic on MSNEpstein Accuser Shares Chilling Interaction She Had With TrumpMaria Farmer warned law enforcement that they should look into Donald Trump as part of their investigation on Jeffrey Epstein.