US President Donald Trump has repeatedly insulted and criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, famously calling him a "numbskull" and demanding the independent central bank lower interest rates despite stubbornly high inflation.
The Trump administration has ramped up the pressure on Powell, initiating an unprecedented investigation into him over cost overruns related to a Fed building renovation project.
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