Trump Pressures the Fed as Powell Holds the Line

This is a story about pressure. This week, the Fed held its July meeting just a week after President Trump visited Chair Jay Powell at his office to tell him what he thinks the central bank should do. -Too Late. I call him Too Late Powell because he's always too late.Am I allowed to appoint myself at the Fed. I'd do a much better job than these people. Well, I'd love him to lower interest rates, but other than that, what can I tell you.But the president's visit did not persuade Fed Chair Powell to lower rat ...