To me, this was a temper tantrum being thrown by a president who doesn't like what the statistics

say about the performance of the economy.

Janet Yellen, the only person to have served as both Treasury Secretary and Federal Reserve

Chair in Colorado with a gathering of economists and former secretaries to tackle the biggest

issues of our time, like tariffs.

We're likely to end up with average tariff levels somewhere in the 15 to 20 percent

range, which is really going back to Squatolle since the 1930s.

The first female Fed Chair's extended interview with Andrew Ross Sork and on the future of America's

interest rate policy.

Some adjustments of the funds rate are more likely in light of the data.

So you think this year?

Yeah, I think it's more likely, but it hinges on what else we see about the economy

and the months ahead.

And the pressure the White House is putting on offices that have long been celebrated

for their political neutrality.

By making the choice so political, I think President Trump is creating a problem for whoever is

tapped to fill this job.

I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.

Squawk Pod reports from the Aspen Economic Strategy Group Forum with Janet Yellen begins right now.

In the past two weeks, President Trump has heightened his pressure on Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, who has yet to cut interest

rates this year, celebrated the resignation of Federal Reserve Governor, Adriana Coogler, and

outright fired the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erica McIntyre.

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