Trump Blames Powell: "I Think The Fed Has Gone Crazy" After Selloff
After The White House put out the calming statement (below), President Trump told reporters that "it's the correction that we've been waiting for a long time."
And once again, Trump was not shy about criticizing or scapegoating Fed Chair Jay Powell:
“The Fed has gone crazy,” he told reporters on Wednesday as he arrived in Pennsylvania for a campaign rally. “So you can say that well that’s a lot of safety actually, and it is a lot of safety, and it gives you a lot of margins, but I think the Fed has gone crazy. I think the Fed is making a mistake. They’re so tight" Trump said, adding that he "really disagrees" with the Fed raising interest rates.
As we noted earlier, "what better justification could Trump have to "push" Powell than to accuse him of the second worst selloff of 2018?"
Earlier, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement following the close of markets that the U.S. economy is “incredibly strong” despite the selloff, which analysts attributed in part to trade tensions with China. Of course, if the economy was indeed so strong, then the Fed is likely behind the curve and has to hike even more, but that nuance was lost on the president who is now just setting the stage for Powell to become the fall guy when stocks crash.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-10/president-trump-briefed-market-crash