Friday 23 August 2019

Trump 'Hereby Orders' US Companies to Leave China after Attacking Fed Chair


THE GUARDIAN: President calls for US boycott after Jerome Powell warned central bank faces ‘new challenge’ ‘with Trump’s seesaw trade policies

Donald Trump ordered US companies to leave China on Friday after launching another blistering attack on Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, asking “who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or [China’s] Chairman Xi?”

Moments after Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, warned the US central bank was facing a “new challenge” as it deals with the Trump administration’s seesaw trade policies and ongoing dispute with China, Trump went on a Twitter rampage calling for a US boycott. » | Dominic Rushe in New York | Friday, August 23, 2019