FIRST President Donald Trump came for the sanctity of US jobs data. Now he’s challenging the Federal Reserve. Bond traders – at least for now – are taking the latest breach of executive tradition in stride.
Treasuries barely budged on Thursday from prevailing levels even after Trump said in a CNBC interview that he’s “not thrilled” that Fed chairman Jerome Powell is overseeing gradual interest-rate increases.
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