Trump and Fed Chair Powell could be set on a collision course over interest rates

  • Should inflation flare up again, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues could tap the brakes on their efforts to lower interest rates. That in turn could infuriate President-elect Donald Trump.
  • Futures traders have been waffling in recent days on their expectations for what the Fed will do next.
  • “All roads lead to tensions between the White House and the Fed,” said Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/21/trump-and-fed-chair-powell-could-be-set-on-a-collision-course-over-rates.html

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