Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump's war against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell gave a highly anticipated speech today about monetary policy. President Trump apparently wanted him to announce that he would slash interest rates.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readJerome Powell gave a highly anticipated speech today about monetary policy. President Trump apparently wanted him to announce that he would slash interest rates. Instead, Powell said there are limits to what he can do in the midst of the ongoing trade war with China. Trump tweeted in response: Embed:
....My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
And China announced retaliatory tariffs today on American goods like cars, nuts, soybeans and oil.
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1 of 4With more natural disasters, insurance companies withdraw from high-risk areas- 0:00Trump's war against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome PowellYou’re reading this
- 9:42Remembering David Koch and his family's political influence
- 26:08With global warming comes more disasters, and insurance companies are pulling out of risky areas
- 37:20'Brittany Runs a Marathon:' classic makeover movie?