The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
@wsj·6.6M subscribers·28.7K videos

How Trump’s Fed Attacks Set the Stage for the Central Bank's Biggest Test | WSJ

Posted

December 17, 2025

Views

68,861

Likes

1,287

Comments

69

Engagement

1.97%

Search the Record

Indexed

Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.

Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.

Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line

Chapters

YouTube Description

as posted by the channel

Trump shattered the norms around the Federal Reserve’s independence when he pressured Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates and attempted to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook. As part of our video series on Trump’s second term, WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains what it means for global finance.

Chapters:

Trump’s Year

What a difference a year makes. Since returning to the White House in January, Donald Trump has unleashed an ambitious agenda that’s disrupted global industry, geopolitical alliances and everyday life in America. His policies have touched the medicines we take, the foods we eat and the prices we pay for everything from beef to health insurance. Here’s where the changes have mattered most.

#Trump #Fed #WSJ

Guests & Subjects Covered

Federal ReservesChair Jerome PowellWSJs Nick TimiraosChapters TrumpFed TrumpsTrumps Year WhatWhite HouseJanuary Donald Trump

Sentinel Indexing in Progress

Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.

All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.

How Trump’s Fed Attacks Set the Stage for the Central Bank's Biggest Test | WSJ · The Wall Street Journal · Sentinel