Federal Reserve
The March Standoff: Trump Escalates Pressure on Fed as Inflation Remains Stubbornly Sticky
As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) prepares for its pivotal March 17–18 meeting, the air in Washington is thick with a level of political-economic tension not seen in decades. Today, March 12, 2026, President Donald Trump doubled down on his public assault against the Federal Reserve’s current