{"id":91020,"date":"2025-09-21T17:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=91020"},"modified":"2025-09-20T20:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:48:19","slug":"trumps-pressure-campaign-weighs-on-us-federal-reserve-september-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/trumps-pressure-campaign-weighs-on-us-federal-reserve-september-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s pressure campaign weighs on US Federal Reserve September meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k6YqWrvHmvFZFIDR6Q8\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nA US court has ruled that Federal Reserve board governor Lisa Cook can stay in her job in spite of the president&#8217;s attempts to fire her, meaning she should be able to attend the central bank&#8217;s September meeting. 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