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Chicago Fed president on Trump's trade war

Season 2025 Episode 107 | 7m 40s

President Trump took aim at Jerome Powell, calling interest rates cuts and saying the Fed Chair's termination “cannot come fast enough.” It comes as his administration's tariffs continue to cause global fallout. The International Monetary Fund warns it expects slower economic growth and higher inflation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

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