Trump officials predict sustained growth in the economy
July 29, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's top economic policymakers insisted that the robust growth marked in the April-June quarter will maintain its pace and that he respects the Federal Reserve's independence despite his condemnation of the central bank for raising interest rates.
"We as an administration absolutely support the independence of the Fed, and the president has made it clear that this is the Fed's decision," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told "Fox News Sunday." He said Trump's critical statements "are really more just comments saying as interest rates are going up, it's so...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)