Federal Reserve, Trump and Lisa Cook
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What’s behind Donald Trump’s ongoing battle with the Federal Reserve? That’s the question on some analysts minds as the White House proposes staff shakeups at the historically independent central bank.
After a weak jobs report, the producer and consumer price indices for August could be the next worry for the markets and the Fed.
The committee voted to approve Miran on partisan lines, 13-11, with all Democrats voting against confirmation.
Savings account yields are much higher than a few years ago Top rates may fall if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates Online banks tend to offer the best yields available Rates on savings accounts have held steady since last week.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve’s powerful board may soon work alongside the same central banker the president tried to fire weeks ago, in what would be a stunning milestone in Trump’s ongoing bid to bend the historically independent Fed to his will.
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GZERO on MSNTrump’s attacks on the Fed will backfire
President Trump has made no secret of his longstanding desire for lower interest rates to juice the economy and reduce the cost of servicing the $30 trillion federal debt.