Trump, Jerome Powell and Fed
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President Trump has pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Here's what the experts think will happen at this week's monetary policy meeting.
President Donald Trump used a rare visit to the Federal Reserve on Thursday to renew his pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, telling reporters that costs to renovate the Fed’s buildings were exorbitant. Powell shook his head at times during the president’s remarks.
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Trump spars with Powell over renovation costs during Fed visit, but backs off firing threats
Trump has previously signaled he was considering whether to fire Powell, though it is unclear if he has the legal authority to do so.
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Maddow Blog | Trump struggles with facts as Fed Chair Jerome Powell corrects him in real time
Donald Trump is rarely fact-checked by his own appointees on camera. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did it anyway.
Eyes were closed, heads were shaking and backs were slapped. The nonverbal cues at the president's visit to the Federal Reserve are worth another look.
Rather than owning up to the insult he hurled at the Fed chair just last week, the president slunk away without a word.
Trump is fed up with Powell, but experts say Americans seeking cheaper interest rates and lower prices shouldn’t be rooting for the Fed chair to be forced into an early exit.
President Trump is again clashing with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell in a face-to-face argument about interest rates and a hugely expensive renovation project at the Fed Headquarters.