Pimco, PGIM think Trump’s Fed fight will drive up rates


By threatening to undermine the central bank’s inflation-fighting credibility, the companies said, his administration is injecting a major new risk into financial markets. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: At big bond firms like Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco), PGIM and DWS Group, money managers warn that President Donald Trump’s assault on the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) independence is at odds with his goal of pulling down interest rates.

By threatening to undermine the central bank’s inflation-fighting credibility, they said, his administration is injecting a major new risk into financial markets.

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