U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a "numbskull" who has kept interest rates too high, but he will be out in eight months, President Donald Trump said at a news conference on Tuesday.

The president has accused Powell of being political and nicknamed him “too late” when it came time to adjusting interest rates.

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U.S. stocks signaled a calmness on Sunday night that belied a busy week ahead that includes a flood of corporate earnings, economic data and comments from central bankers. Futures

New data from the White House Council of Economic Advisers backs President Donald Trump's calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

Remember the insider trading scandal at the Fed? El-Erian does, along with what he considers a series of missteps on inflation.

The war between the Trump administration and Fed Chair Jerome Powell has ratcheted up, with a top Trump ally in Congress referring Powell to the Department of Justice for criminal charges. Representative Anna Paulina Luna,