Trump taps dove and gold bug for Fed
Trump has struggled to find candidates for the Fed who are acceptable to senators in confirmation process
03 July 2019 - 17:32
Washington — After a year-long assault on the Federal Reserve and its chair, US President Donald Trump has tapped two wildly different economists to the central bank’s board who seemingly have one important thing in common.
They’re both likely to support the president’s call for lower interest rates...
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