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Why Trump attacked Fed after 1st interest rate cut in years

Why Trump attacked his Fed chair after 1st interest rate cut in years

07/31/2019

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Why Trump attacked Fed after 1st interest rate cut in years

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Why Trump attacked his Fed chair after 1st interest rate cut in years

The Federal Reserve cut a key short-term interest rate for the first time in a decade, lowering the federal funds rate a quarter point. It had raised that rate, which reflects what banks charge each other for loans, in December. But the news didn't satisfy Wall Street, where stocks fell significantly -- or President Trump. Judy Woodruff talks to the Brookings Institution's David Wessel.

07/31/2019

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