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PBS News Hour

How Trump's wish for more Fed control could impact economy

Season 2024 Episode 227 | 6m 51s

Former President Donald Trump says he wants a more direct role in how the Federal Reserve sets interest rates and suggested he could break with traditional policies when it comes to the Fed’s independence. Geoff Bennett discussed what Trump could do if elected and the reverberations with Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI and former executive vice president at the New York Fed.

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