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Hassett on Trump trade war interest rates threat: ‘I don’t expect the trade’s going to go to zero’
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, on Sunday played down President Trump’s threat to begin a trade war if the Federal Reserve doesn’t drop interest rates. “I don’t expect the trade’s going to go to zero, but I do…
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