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Absolutely not, what makes you think this at all? Trump and Powell have clashed so much as Trump has tried to mess with the Fed's independence, and Trump has literally said he wouldn't re-up Powell if elected president. Seriously, I hate these kinds of questions framed as "just asking questions" when it would take two seconds to google and figure out makes no sense, and when posting this gives other people the wrong idea.

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You don't know what you are talking about! Trump has been outspoken regarding the Fed lowering interest rates before the election; in fact, the Wall Street talking heads have been talking about the issue of lower interest rates before the election for the last several months. Powell was asked about it in yesterday's and the prior testimony before Congress. If you didn't know it was a political issue you're living in a bubble.

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What are you talking about? None of this has to do with the suggestion that Powell is making decisions to help Trump, which is undeniably stupid if you have any familiarity with their relations or how Powell operates.

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