Aug 9, 2024

How much sway should the president have over interest rates?

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Former President Donald Trump has said he would want to have influence over the direction of interest rates.

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Could the Fed's independence be at risk?

by Nova Safo

As president, Donald Trump was highly critical of the Federal Reserve and its chairman Jerome Powell. Now, candidate Trump is signaling that he would want to have more say on interest rate decisions should he regain the presidency — even though the Fed’s relative independence from politics is seen as a key pillar of U.S. economic strength.

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Swing County, Swing State

What can we learn from political polarization in a Michigan swing county?

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Erika Soderstrom

Aug 9, 2024

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer visited Kent County, Michigan, to hear how voters there feel about the economy. Here's what she learned.

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