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Could the spat between the Fed and Trump’s Treasury derail markets?

America’s central bank seems to have fallen out with the US Treasury department. John Stepek explains what’s going on, and how it could affect the markets.

by: John Stepek
20 Nov 2020
Steven Mnuchin and Jerome Powell

Steven Mnuchin and Jerome Powell: having a little fight

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