Trump’s Threat to Fed Independence Starts to Worry Investors
Value stocks, yield curve show investors pricing in easier monetary policy.
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One mystery has surrounded Donald Trump’s campaign to get the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates: Why haven’t markets responded forcefully to the central bank’s potential loss of independence?