The fate of Trump’s economy now hinges on the Federal Reserve, the agency the president called ‘crazy’
The fate of Trump’s economy now hinges on the Federal Reserve, the agency the president called ‘crazy’
- June 6, 2019
- Gary Richardson, economics, in The Washington Post and SF Gate June 6, 2019
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“The Fed never had to rescue the economy from past presidents’ trade wars, or from
policies that presidents embarked upon against the wishes of advisers,” said Gary
Richardson, an economics professor at the University of California at Irvine who used
to be the official Fed historian.
For the full story, please visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trumps-trade-war-may-prompt-fed-to-cut-interest-rates/2019/06/06/3c9ec1a6-8899-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bb5f00ad3480.
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