Trump: I know interest rates better than Powell and will talk to him "in due course."

US President Donald Trump questioned Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell's interest rate decision on Thursday local time and said he planned to speak with Fed Chairperson Jerome Powell "in due course". "I think I know more about interest rates than they do, and I think I certainly know more about interest rates than the people who are primarily responsible for making interest rate decisions," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, apparently referring to Powell. "If I don't agree, I'll let everyone know." And when asked if he believed Fed officials would listen to him, Trump replied: "Yes." While presidents are traditionally expected to avoid directly commenting on central bank policymaking, Trump said during the campaign that he should be able to tell Powell how he thinks interest rates should change.