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Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ Federal Reserve investigation stokes further uncertainty

Emma Partis | 2 minute read

US President Donald Trump has launched an “unprecedented” investigation into US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, compounding uncertainty for Australian investors in the US market.

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