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Re:US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than e... by sillyfluke on Thursday June 26, 2025 @08:53PM (#44392914)
>being run by a reserve bank puts them at pretty far reach from meddling by DC.

Study the path other autocrats blazed for Trump, who is following and mimicing their tactics pretty closely now. Aggressive Fed interference is on his agenda, as can be seen by the way he likes to keep his fights with Powell constantly in the news cycle.

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Re:US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than e... by dghlsakjg on Thursday June 26, 2025 @09:52PM (#44393130)
Well aware.

At least the few adults that are left, along with the market, start getting very upset when certain politicians target the fed.

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