Is Powell’s Fed head independence dead? Trump outfoxes himself this time
via tillis.senate.gov
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The only surprising quality regarding President Trump unleashing federal investigators to prepare potential prosecution criminal charges against the highly respected Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell — a Trump appointee himself — is that anyone is surprised by this news. Financial markets initially dropped before rebounding as investors blew off Trump’s Justice Department move as the flailing […]