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“If [Powell] is worried about a trade war, and tariffs and soft job growth, which was predictive but didn't happen, why don't you lower interest rates? And the fact is that if you look at the interest rates that he did cut right before the 2024 election and his all over the map, attitude toward interest rates today, there is no logic because if he's worried that the economy inflation might— it's gone up one 10th of an point and it's steaming and then he's going to what? Keep interest rates that high?”
1 posted on 08/02/2025 7:52:04 AM PDT by texas booster
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(0:00) Economic Health
(0:54) Current Economic Indicators
(2:14) Reactions to Economic Data
(3:17)Interest Rates and Federal Reserve
(6:07) Trump's Economic Strategies
(8:00) Final Thoughts

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2 posted on 08/02/2025 7:56:51 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: texas booster

“why is Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell refusing to cut interest rates”

I thought the FOMC did that, not the fed chair alone?


3 posted on 08/02/2025 8:22:40 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: texas booster
” why don't you lower interest rates?”

simple ....
ORANGE MAN BAD

The BLS has been playing loose and fast with numbers in order to give Powel a false wall to hide behind.(was there collusion)
That's gone now.
With the current revisions it is obvious that the whole BLS needs to be flushed.

Trump is taking action on that now.
And with an open spot on the Feds board, I think we may see some changes.

Don't get me wrong, I think the economy is strong...
but we are not seeing job growth but rather a shift from gov jobs and foreigners to private jobs and Americans working.
A rate cut would help drive the Trump train forward and that's the last thing Powel wants.

4 posted on 08/02/2025 8:45:33 AM PDT by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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To: texas booster

Because the left wants Trump gone so bad they’ll do anything to lie to us and try to turn us against him.

They hate him so much that they simply CANNOT bring themselves to admit that Trump is actually doing ANYTHING good.

Have you seen them admit to one good thing that President Trump has done?

What an existence, being so consumed with hate. It’s almost enough to make you want to feel sorry for them.....

But nope, not getting it yet. They chose that path. They can reap its rewards.


5 posted on 08/02/2025 10:22:56 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: texas booster

Stage five TDS.


8 posted on 08/02/2025 10:32:38 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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