‘A bone-headed move.’ Trump’s shocking battle with Powell could badly backfire
- Posted on January 12, 2026
- By CNN
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‘A bone-headed move.’ Trump’s shocking battle with Powell could badly backfire

President Donald Trump wants to juice the economy with dramatically lower interest rates, to take credit for a booming stock market and, perhaps most of all, for his handpicked Fed chair to get off the stage.