Trump Spoke With Powell Same Evening Fed Chief Met Democrats

Powell’s calendar for April, released Friday, showed a call with the president from 9 p.m. to 9:05 p.m. It also reflected Powell’s scheduled appearance at a Democratic Party retreat in Leesburg, Virginia.This is the second call between the pair reported by the Fed. Powell received a call from Trump on March 8 as concerns that day about the U.S. job market helped send stocks to their biggest weekly drop of the year.