Investors brace for impact as Trump takes aim at Fed

When the Federal Reserve is under intense political scrutiny, the stakes extend well beyond Washington. The central bank’s decisions on interest rates directly shape borrowing costs, inflation, and long‑term investing conditions for households. President Donald Trump has spent months criticizing the Fed for not delivering deeper, faster rate cuts, even as inflation has eased from its post‑pandemic highs. That criticism is now tied to a criminal investigation that the Trump Justice Department has launche ...