US President Trump slams Powell, threatens lawsuit; Dollar dips on Fed independence concerns
US President Donald Trump attacked the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on his social network, saying that he is “too late” to lower interest rates and must lower them “NOW.” He complained that Steve Manunchin “really gave me a beauty when he pushed this loser,” for the Fed Chair role.
Trump said that he is “considering allowing a major lawsuit against Powell to proceed because of the horrible, and grossly incompetent, job he has done in managing the construction of the Fed Buildings. Three Billion Dollars for a job that should have been a $50 Million Dollar fix up. Not good!”.
Source: FXstreet