Viewpoint: Trump Has the Right to Publicly Express His Views on Powell and Federal Reserve Policy

Former U.S. Vice President Michael Pence stated that Donald Trump has the right to publicly share his views on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the central bank's interest rate decisions, and that he himself has concerns about related policies. "I think the President of the United States has every right to express his views on the Chairman of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve itself," Pence said in an interview on Thursday. "I don't really agree with the idea that the Federal Reserve should be a completely separate institution, like a college of cardinals, that you can't mention unless you're being respectful and obsequious," Pence continued. "The President should be able to express his opinion." (Zhitong Finance) [Odaily Planet Daily]