Trump Shreds Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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Many on Wall Street have privately worried that political pressure will undermine the Federal Reserve’s credibility.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday the independence of the Federal Reserve is "absolutely critical".
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The Federal Reserve last month voted unanimously to leave rates unchanged. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he expected “meaningful” inflation ahead as consumers pay more for goods due to the administration’s planned import tariffs. President Trump has demanded immediate steep cuts, and called for Powell to resign.
The JPMorgan Chase chief has long been skeptical of the nontraditional, and less regulated, lending business. Now he thinks its best days may be over.
The CEO of the biggest U.S. bank warned Tuesday that “playing around with the Fed can often have adverse consequences.”
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned that President Trump’s trade policies pose “significant risks” to the US economy — even as the bank announced second quarter profits that were once again boosted by its trading.