Trump escalates attack on US Fed chief

By Martin Crutsinger
Updated August 24 2019 - 8:08am, first published 8:02am
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell insists Trump's tweets have no bearing on monetary policy.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell insists Trump's tweets have no bearing on monetary policy.

US President Donald Trump has launched a furious and highly personal Twitter attack against the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed once more "did NOTHING!" and wondering who is "our bigger enemy" - Powell or China's leader.

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