Trump says he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell

  • Trump is trumpeting 'Trumponomics' tariffs - says the Fed should not cut rates prior to the election

Bloomberg have snagged the remarks from Trump, interview on Bloomberg TV:

  • Mr T says if he is elected President he would not be looking to remove Powell before Powell's term end
  • says Trumponomics is low interest rates and tariffs
  • says the Fed should not cut rates prior to the election

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Wow ... I had what I thought was a tin-hat theory on why the Fed wouldn't cut prior to the election:

Looks like my tin hat was right!

The December Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes will be released at 2pm New York time on

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