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President Donald Trump has been loudly critical of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for years now. Since January, the President has accused him of playing politics by keeping interest rates high.
President Trump is upset with the Federal Reserve, commonly known as the Fed, because its board of governors won’t agree to ...
The threat to the Fed’s independence affects more than just the stock market—ordinary Americans stand to lose out as well.
The president’s fight with Fed chair Jerome Powell is about more than interest rates. It’s a grab for power over a central bank long prized for its independence.
Wilcox case has implications for the Federal Reserve ... “But granting the president that power would effectively eviscerate the central bank’s independence by making its seven governors ...
A primer on the Federal Reserve's independence President Donald Trump ... how the Fed amassed a ton of power in recent years; and a Trump executive order that took some of that power away.
Today on the show, three Indicators: a short history of the Federal Reserve and why it's insulated from day-to-day politics; how the Fed amassed a ton of power in recent years; and a Trump ...