- Trump accused Fed Chair Powell of making politically motivated decisions on interest rates.
- He said Powell is considering interest rate cuts this year to help Democrats.
- Powell has emphasized he does not have a role in policymaking and will continue to weigh economic data.
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The head of the nation’s central bank isn’t getting former President Donald Trump’s stamp of approval.
On a Friday morning interview with Fox News, Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s handling of the economy, particularly regarding interest rates. While Powell has previously maintained his position does not have anything to do with policymaking, Trump accused the bank’s chair of being “political,” and making decisions that will help Democrats in the upcoming elections.
“I think he’s going to do something to probably help the Democrats, I think, if he lowers interest rates,” Trump said, adding that “it looks to me like he’s trying to lower interest rates for the sake of maybe getting people elected.”
Fed Chair Powell was appointed to the Fed by Donald Trump in 2017.
Exactly - In Trump’s mind, that means Powell owes him and should only be making moves that help Trump get re-elected. The fact that it is or isn’t the right move is of no consequence. He expects loyalty above all else.
Also, the Fed has been saying “we’ll lower it when inflation gets close to our 2% target”
This time last year we were around 6-7%, now we’re around 3 and a quarter.
Narcissistic Loser Blames Everyone But Self
fixed it
It really does seem like Trump is mentally preparing himself and his followers for a big loss.
I need a plugin that swaps that in for every headline quoting him.
And when we cut the interest rates to basically 0 under Trump that was to…
to help…
Jesus what party was in power then… fuck its like I’ve got a 4 year brown out.
Every accusation is a projection.
So many of my business/econ friends called me an idiot when I told them part of our housing crisis is due to Trump keeping interest rates ridiculously low well after the it was needed to recover from the recession.
Cheap interest rates basically free money, because it’s trivial to get a higher return on even conservative investments.
Naturally, a large portion of this money ended up in the real estate market as a “safe” investment.
Ohh, and what a coincidence. The sitting president happens to be a real estate mogul.
And I was resoundingly told that I have no clue what I’m talking about by the B.A.s. “Don’t you even know that the fed interest rates are not controlled by the president? Lollllll what an idiot”
Guess they don’t teach extremely obvious corruption in college.
Forget the “left” or the “right”, Powell is there to aid the affluent with wealth preservation as his overarching goal while fucking the everyday citizen right in the asshole
Which is what both major political parties want.
Biden is 1000x better than trump, but if this is the best we can do, we’re fucked as a country.
Wealth is going to keep concentrating and both parties are going to care less and less about democracy.
The DNC is just a decade or two behind the RNC. And as long as the only standard for a Dem is “better than the current republican” both will keep going down the shitter at the same rate, one is just starting from a lower position
Ugh. I hate that I agree with you. Nothing personal, of course! I just wish there was more to be optimistic about in regards to American politics.
I find I agree more and more with those that encourage people to get involved with local politics. It’s such a long shot, but if there’s any chance at fixing things from within the current system, it has to be at a local level.
but if there’s any chance at fixing things from within the current system, it has to be at a local level.
Ask any blue city in a red state if local is enough…
That’s where the solution starts, but this is like climate change. We’re not going to fix it overnight, it’s going to take decades of hard work and we’re going to have to keep working to maintain it or it’ll just happen again later.
We gotta try, but we need to be honest about how hard it is and how long it will take.
Powerful insight /u/DogPeePoo
Powell has the power to push exactly one button.
The amount of power conspiracists attribute to a man with single lever is insane. The wealthy go into apoplectic rage every time the Fed raises the interest rates because it undermines their ability to fund their VC Ponzi schemes with borrowed money and yet the Fed did it over and over again throughout 2022 and 2023.
The Fed is there to keep inflation from spiraling out of control on one end and to prevent a recession on the other. That’s it. They don’t have the kind of tools to finely tune the economy to “aid the affluent” while “fucking the everyday citizen”; that’s just unregulated capitalism.
Powell doesn’t need to aid the wealthy, our economy is already set up to do that.
However— these are the tools being employed which are designed specifically for wealth preservation and fucking the common consumer:
What is the Fed’s RRP facility?
When the Federal Reserve uses a reverse repo, the central bank initially sells securities and agrees to buy them back later. In these cases, the Fed borrows money from the market, which it may do when there is too much liquidity in the system.
Stupid fatass has main character syndrome.
That’s pretty rich considering how much he overheated the economy during his time.
His claim was that the economy was doing well because people were expecting Trump to be re-elected. Fox News was parroting that.
Interest is a crime against humanity.
Can I borrow money from you?
I mean, I’ll break your arms if you don’t repay it, but only assholes charge interest ;)
Interesting, what’s your take on contango?
I don’t know what that is
That’s antisemitic.
That’s the pot calling the kettle black.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
On a Friday morning interview with Fox News, Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s handling of the economy, particularly regarding interest rates.
While Powell has previously maintained his position does not have anything to do with policymaking, Trump accused the bank’s chair of being “political,” and making decisions that will help Democrats in the upcoming elections.
Trump’s remarks come after the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday decided to continue its pause on interest rate hikes in its first move of 2024.
Powell has frequently emphasized that economic data will drive the committee’s interest rate decisions over the course of the year, and he said it’s important to move cautiously so as not to risk doing too little too soon.
However, some Democratic lawmakers have been urging Powell to consider cutting interest rates sooner rather than later to give Americans financial relief.
Elizabeth Warren, John Hickenlooper, Jacky Rosen, and Sheldon Whitehouse sent a letter to Powell saying that “interest rates are still too high for many American families, who already cannot afford to pay rent or buy their first homes.”
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