I may have to force something” on interest rates, said Trump, upping the pressure on his campaign against Powell.

President Donald Trump cited new inflation data in continuing to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, calling him a "numbskull" but adding that he won't seek to remove him.

President Donald Trump has set off a fresh round of worrying about his approach toward the Federal Reserve with his statement that his pick for the next Fed chair is “coming out very soon.”