Fed Chair Powell Reaffirms Independence in Meeting with Trump
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Fed Chair Powell met with President Trump at the White House, emphasizing that monetary policy decisions are based on economic data and not politics, despite Trump's public and private calls for lower interest rates amid tariff tensions and economic concerns.
- Fed Chair Powell told Trump in Thursday meeting that rate decisions would be based on 'non-political' analysis CNBC
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- Trump steps up call for US rate cuts in talks with Fed chief Yahoo Finance
- Powell meets Trump, defends Fed independence NBC News
- Fed Says Powell Met With Trump WSJ
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