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Trump Pressures Powell: Interest Rate Cuts on the Line
6/24/2025
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- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to face Congress amid President Trump's mounting pressure to slash interest rates. Trump has publicly lambasted Powell as "not smart," urging a drastic cut to 1-2%. The tension escalates as Trump hints at firing Powell, even as legal experts suggest he lacks the authority to do so.
