How Trump's central bank beef could hurt the economy

A new documentary from Frontline PBS, called “The President vs. the Fed”, helps us make sense of the unprecedented power struggle between the world’s most powerful politician and the world’s most powerful bank. You can watch the film, directed by Frontline Correspondent James Jacoby, on <a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/frontline/" target="_blank">Frontline’s website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/frontline" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>, or the PBS app. <br /><br />Fact checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1268825622/sierra-juarez" target="_blank">Sierra Juarez</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Your Next Listen </strong><br />— <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/26/nx-s1-5518335/trumps-unprecedented-attack-on-the-fed" target="_blank">Trump’s unprecedented attack on the Fed</a><br />— <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5675867/one-fed-battle-after-another" target="_blank">One Fed battle after another<br /></a><br /><strong>Connect with The Indicator </strong><br />— Sign up for the <a href="https://npr.org/indicatornewsletter" target="_blank">Indicator’s brand new newsletter<br /></a>— Find our <a href="https://linktr.ee/indicator_npr" target="_blank">socials, newsletter, YouTube and more</a>!<br />— For sponsor-free episodes, <a href="http://plus.npr.org" target="_blank">subscribe to PlanetMoney+</a> <br /><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>