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The Fed (Probably) Has This One Right
By Ramesh Ponnuru
Trump says he just can't get Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates: 'I think he hates me'
By Joseph Zeballos-Roig
Trump slams ‘stupid’ Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve fails to cut rates again: ‘Am I allowed to appoint myself’
By Taylor Herzlich
Trump Lashes Out at 'Dummy' Jerome Powell As Pressure Tactics Ignored
By Jordan King & Shane Croucher
Trump Renews Criticism of Fed Chair Powell
By Roshan Fernandez
Trump slams 'stupid' Fed Chair Jerome Powell ahead of interest rate decision
By Eric Revell & Matthew Kazin
Trump calls Fed Chair Jerome Powell ‘a stupid person’ ahead of key interest rate decision
By Eric Garcia
Trump’s War with the Fed Heats Up
By Jacob Weindling
Donald Trump says he may ‘have to force’ interest rate change in attack on Jay Powell
By Lauren Fedor & Claire Jones
Trump floats crazy idea after ripping ‘stupid’ Fed chair
By Lauren Sforza
Trump Calls Out ‘Too Late’ Powell for Steady Rate Policy
By Megan Leonhardt
JD Vance says the Fed is committing 'monetary malpractice,' joining Trump in bashing the central bank
By Jennifer S.
‘Dumbest’: Donald Trump alleges Jerome Powell costing US hundreds of billions as Fed keeps rates steady
By Swastika Das & Swastika Das Sharma
Trump says Fed can raise rates if inflation returns, but warns Powell will be "too late for that too"
By Vivian Nguyen
Trump calls Fed chief Powell 'numbskull' as he urges interest rate cut
By Kevin Breuninger
Vance joins Trump in bashing Powell, says Fed committing 'monetary malpractice' by not cutting rates
By Jeff Cox
What a Trump, Powell showdown means for your money
By Jessica Dickler
‘I’d do a much better job’: Trump blasts Powell as Fed expected to hold rates steady
By Robert Schroeder
Trump knocks Fed's Powell, muses about appointing himself to lead central bank
By Jeff Mason & Susan Heavey