President Donald Trump on Thursday continued his extraordinary and targeted verbal attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling for a massive 2.5-point reduction in interest rates.

President Donald Trump ripped into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling him “destructive,” after the central bank kept interest rates steady.

Four meetings and six months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates. The federal funds rate stands between 4.25% and 4.5%, preserving much of a sharp increase imp