Trump, Jerome Powell and Federal Reserve
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President Donald Trump met with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week, striking a lighter tone between himself and the Fed following a tour of the central bank’s headquarters. But the Fed holding interest rates steady once again next week could be a blow to that truce.
Eyes were closed, heads were shaking and backs were slapped. The nonverbal cues at the president's visit to the Federal Reserve are worth another look.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the Trump administration was not in a rush to nominate a new Federal Reserve Chair to replace Jerome Powell. "We are getting the process underway.
President Trump on Thursday is taking a tour of the Federal Reserve with Chair Jerome Powell in tow. Powell and Trump walked side-by-side in hard hats. Trump was touring renovations at the