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by duxup 430 days ago
It sounds like a recipe for the double whammy of recession plus inflation.
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inverted_flag 430 days ago
Powell’s term ends a year from now and then Trump gets to appoint his successor. We’re going to get hyperinflation.
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elphinstone 430 days ago
He was appointed by Trump in 2017.
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sollewitt 430 days ago
He was effectively appointed by Steven Mnuchin in 2017: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/11/23/trump-is-reportedly-diss...

This go round Trump is liable to appoint someone from Fox Business.

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inverted_flag 430 days ago
This is a very different term from 2017.
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