Firing of Fed Official Could Give Trump Control Of Interest Rates For Years

Firing of Fed Official Could Give Trump Control Of Interest Rates For Years

Key Takeaways If courts allow President Donald Trump to remove a key Federal Reserve official, his nominees could have the power to set interest rates as Trump wishes. Trump will have appointed five of the seven Fed governors if he replaces Lisa Cook on the Fed board. That would not constitute a majority on the […]

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