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The US economy is in a good place, but the Federal Reserve is not

The Trump White House has sharply ramped up the pressure on Powell to reduce borrowing costs, with Trump himself calling the Fed chair a “numbskull”

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell departs after speaking at the 75th anniversary conference of the Federal Reserve Board’s International Finance Division at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell departs after speaking at the 75th anniversary conference of the Federal Reserve Board’s International Finance Division at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst.

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