Trump's Unprecedented Push to Influence the Federal Reserve
TL;DR
The article discusses Donald Trump's unprecedented efforts to exert control over the US Federal Reserve, including public disputes with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, attempts to influence monetary policy, and plans to appoint a new Fed chair, raising concerns about the independence of the central bank amid political pressure.
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- Fed up: inside Trump’s unprecedented bid to exert control over the US central bank The Guardian
- No one’s happier about calls for a ‘back-seat’ Fed than Fed insiders who were targeted by the White House this year Fortune
- Political pressure and economic fog, the Fed at the heart of a perfect storm marketscreener.com
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