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Travis Woods

What Trump’s Dispute with the Federal Reserve Means for Interest Rates (and You)

Michael Reynolds / EPA-EFE

President Donald Trump’s ongoing feud with his own Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, took an unprecedented step this week when his administration opened a criminal investigation into Powell.

Powell, who as Fed Chair has the power to raise or lower interest rates, has argued that this is Trump’s way of strong-arming him into lowering those interest rates. Find out what this latest development means for the economy and your money.

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