Trump seizes on Fed renovations as potential Powell ouster

President Trump has seized on the Federal Reserve’s multibillion-dollar makeover as a possible avenue for finally ousting its politically independent chair, Jerome Powell.  Trump has for months criticized Powell over the Fed’s refusal to cut interest rates, a decision partially rooted in uncertainty surrounding the president’s tariffs. Trump has expressed his desire to remove Powell,…

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