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President Trump and his top aides have criticized Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, for his management of both the economy and a $2.5 billion revamp of the central bank’s headquarters.

The White House showed no sign of easing its pressure campaign on Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, who is facing allegations of mismanaging both the economy as well as a roughly $2.5 billion renovation of the central bank’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

President Trump on Tuesday accused Mr. Powell of being “political” for not voting to cut interest rates this year and ignoring his demands to reduce borrowing costs by around 3 percentage points. Those decisions have so far been unanimously supported by the Fed’s policy-setting committee.

“Our economy is so strong now, we’re blowing through everything, we’re setting records,” the president said at an event with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines. “People aren’t able to

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