A flight from U.S. assets, including the dollar, could worsen if the president continues his attacks on the Federal Reserve, analysts warn.

President Trump’s latest threats against the Fed are rattling global markets.Eric Lee/The New York TimesLosing leverage

If investors follow any adage about the markets, it’s this: Don’t fight the Fed.

But President Trump has repeatedly challenged — or outright ignored — that maxim. Markets have responded with fury, undercutting his negotiating position on tariffs as the White House seeks to reach scores of trade deals with other countries, with little progress in sight.

The latest: S&P 500 futures were rebounding on Tuesday morning. But the index is still nursing hefty losses after Trump demanded that the central bank lower rates “NOW” despite the Fed’s reticence to do so anytime soon.

He also called Jay Powell, the Fed chair whom he

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