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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Clun,Joe Sommerlad,Gustaf Kilander and Kelly Rissman

Trump live updates: President says Fed Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’ after tariff comments

President Donald Trump has said that the “termination” of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “cannot come fast enough,” one day after Powell warned that Trump’s tariffs were “highly likely” to cause inflation and may put the Fed in a “challenging situation.”

Trump has been pushing Powell to cut interest rates, something the chair has been hesitant to do. This comes as the European Central Bank cut its interest rates on Thursday, infuriating the president.

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