Political interference in this week’s Fed decision is the big risk now worrying investors

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces intense pressure. - MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto Surprisingly strong August retail sales released Tuesday were throwing investors a curveball a day before the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, triggering a brief climb in Treasury yields and pushing gold GC00 past its prior record above $3,700 an ounce. Yet any signs of political pressure influencing the U.S. central bank’s decision-making process will be the main focus for inve ...