Donald Trump wants a 'say' in setting interest rates

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "I had it out with him a couple of times very strongly," Trump said.
60% : I was very successful and I think I have a better instinct than in many cases, people that would be on the Federal Reserve or the chairman," Trump said this week.
50% : But this week's comment were the strongest indication yet that Trump does in fact want some direct involvement with the central bank operations if he were to reach the Oval Office again.
37% : Trump has previously said he think he has the authority to fire the Federal Reserve chair, though some legal experts disagree.
35% : "It is too prominent," the one-time nominee by Trump to join the Federal Reserve board in 2020 said of the central bank.
32% : Trump in his Bloomberg interview said he would "let" Powell serve out his term and added: "especially if I thought he was doing the right thing.
31% : Trump has signaled he will criticize any rate cuts before the election, saying in a recent Fox Business interview, "I think [Powell's] going to do something to probably help the Democrats.
28% : "Trump has also spent much of 2024 turning up the political pressure on the Federal Reserve as policy makers make it clear they are getting closer to cutting interest rates.
15% : "Trump on Thursday also acknowledged a rocky relationship with Powell, whom he elevated to Fed Chair in 2018.

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