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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Callum Jones in New York

Trump steps up attacks on Fed’s independence amid interest rates row

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Jerome Powell speaks in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Donald Trump called on top Federal Reserve officials to seize control from its chair, Jerome Powell, if he fails to cut interest rates, stepping up his extraordinary attacks on the central bank’s independence.

The US president called Powell “a stubborn MORON” in a series of critical social media posts on Friday, days after the Fed held rates steady for the fifth consecutive time.

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