💼 Trump and Powell Hold Surprise Meeting After Interest Rate Criticism In a move catching Wall Street and Washington off guard, former President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reportedly held a private meeting following Trump’s sharp criticism of current interest rate policies. 📉 Why it matters: • Trump has blasted the Fed for keeping rates “too high” during a fragile recovery • Powell remains under pressure to balance inflation control with economic growth • Their meeting signals a possible shift in how monetary policy may be handled if Trump returns to office 🧠 What to watch: • Market reactions to speculation of a “Trump 2.0 Fed agenda” • Impacts on real estate, small business lending, and personal credit • Future policy announcements as 2026 and 2028 campaigns heat up 🔗 Full story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/05/29/donald-trump-and-feds-powell-held-surprise-meeting-powell-says-interest-rate-decisions-non-political/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes&utm_term=se-staff #Trump #JeromePowell #InterestRates #FederalReserve #Trump2024 #EconomicPolicy #JSA2026 #BETTR #CommonwealthFinance

📉 Trump Blames Biden for GDP Drop: Says It’ll Be “Sort of Biden” If Slide Continues Former President Donald Trump took aim at President Biden after the U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in Q1 2025, saying if the trend continues, “it’ll be sort of Biden’s economy.” 🔻 Trump blamed Biden’s trade and energy policies for weakening growth 💬 “They broke the system I built—they didn’t just reverse it, they wrecked it.” 📉 The GDP contraction follows tariff-related tensions and global instability While Trump’s critics say he’s dodging responsibility for long-term trade war effects, his supporters argue Biden has had ample time to stabilize the economy and failed. 🔥 The statement signals what’s to come: an economy-focused 2024–2026 election battle with the blame game fully underway. #Trump #Biden #GDP #USEconomy #Election2026 #TradeWars #EconomicPolicy #BETTRnews 🔗 Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/04/30/trump-says-itll-be-sort-of-biden-if-gdp-keeps-dropping-after-blaming-him-for-shrinking-economy/?utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainFB&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6zkqZQbVnVxfTPm5DyzWmcnjjVdhd04lWs7lZ7QpsX5MTMOjh6Ha8lbCedyA_aem_Ye2PoEFAE1zL-DY13UDlIw

The White House’s 8 Big Tariff Flip-Flops Since ‘Liberation Day’ From bold claims of economic freedom to backpedaling on core policies, the Biden administration’s tariff decisions have become a case study in contradiction. After celebrating “Liberation Day” from Trump-era trade policies, the White House has quietly brought many of them back — and even expanded them in some cases. From China to steel, electric vehicles to semiconductors, the message to Americans has shifted more times than the tariff tables themselves. Are these strategic pivots or signs of deeper dysfunction? Tariffs were supposed to be gone. So why are they growing again? #TradeTruths #TariffFlipFlops #BidenEconomy #BETTRNews #EconomicPolicy #MadeInAmerica #FairTradeNow Read the full report: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/04/13/the-white-houses-8-big-tariff-flipflops-since-liberation-day/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainFB&utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR53I-hbABSdMOJ8aw14SulWr6QDILxqMRFfkPAzzo9m56b4pGy6R4dvvkCsxA_aem_XF-vIKkShfyHWzGHFYerdA