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Trump Lashes Out at a Favorite Nemesis: The Federal Reserve

A desire for low rates confronts a very different economic backdrop—with higher price pressures—from his first term

Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

President Trump picked right up where he left off during his first term, badgering a favorite nemesis—the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell—over its recent performance managing inflation and interest rates.

“Because Jay Powell and the Fed failed to stop the problem they created with inflation, I will do it,” Trump said in a post on his social-media platform on Wednesday. 

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