Trump urges Mnuchin to pressure Fed's Powell to stimulate economy over coronavirus

US President Donald Trump urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to encourage Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell to do more to stimulate the economy, Report informs citing the Washington Post.

According to the publication, in this way, D. Trump reveals his mounting fury as his administration struggles to corral economic fallout from the novel coronavirus.

On March 9, Trump called to influence FED chair during a closed meeting on March 9. He fumed that Powell never should have been appointed and is damaging the nation and his presidency.