Trump Says Fed Nominee Wouldn’t Have Gotten Job if He Wanted to Raise Rates

President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday he would have rejected his Federal Reserve chair nominee if the candidate wanted to raise interest rates, telling NBC News the central bank operates as an independent body only “in theory.” Trump tapped Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve board member, to succeed current Chair Jerome Powell when his term […] The post Trump Says Fed Nominee Wouldn’t Have Gotten Job if He Wanted to Raise Rates appeared first on the deep dive.