Trump, Federal Reserve
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The Fed’s decision on interest rates affects many types of consumer borrowing costs, from credit cards and mortgages to auto loans.
The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged as it waits to see how big a blow U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs will inflict on the economy before deciding whether to cut rates a
We are thinking about no tax on capital gains on houses,” Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with the president of the Philippines.
The president has accused Powell of being political and nicknamed him "too late" when it came time to adjusting interest rates.
Donald Trump has been bullying Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell—calling him “too late,” insulting his intelligence, and trying to gin up a case that Powell spent too much on renovations of the agency’s headquarters as a pretext for firing him.