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Why Trump’s pressure on the Fed might be counterproductive
"It's really counterproductive, frankly, for President Trump to attack the Fed because when you're putting the Fed's independence at question, you actually make the central bank a little bit more reluctant to cut rates," says Bretton Woods Committee Chair William C. Dudley, describing the importance of independence for central banks.
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