Trump's Influence on the Fed Sparks Concerns Over Central Bank Independence
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Despite Donald Trump's public and personal attacks on the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell, the structure and independence of the Fed limit Trump's actual influence over monetary policy, especially in the short term, as the decision-making process involves multiple members and consensus.
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