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Trump is said to worry Fed will raise rates twice this yr: CNBC

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Trump worries that Fed will raise rates two more times this year: White House official

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President Donald Trump is worried the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates two more times this year, a White House official told CNBC. Aides to the president are telling the president the central bank is doing "this right." The central bank already has approved two increases this year. In June, officials indicated in their individual economic projections that there were two more increases in store before the end of 2018, likely in September and December. Trump this week criticized the Fed and Chairman Jerome Powell for the increases, saying that tightening monetary policy is threatening to thwart the economic ... (full story)

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