Trump Visits Fed HQ, Putting Pressure on Powell

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🗓️ 24 July 2025

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P.M. Edition for July 24. President Donald Trump took a rare step visiting the Federal Reserve. The $2.5-billion renovation to its headquarters has gotten renewed attention this month as Trump has ramped up pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. WSJ White House reporter Meridith McGraw discusses what this might mean for the Fed’s meeting next week. Plus, Walmart has built dozens of artificial intelligence agents to interface with everyone from customers to suppliers. Now the retailer is overhauling its approach; WSJ enterprise technology reporter Isabelle Bousquette explains why. And, for the first time, UnitedHealth Group has confirmed it’s responding to Justice Department probes. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.7	President Trump visits the Federal Reserve headquarters, ramping up pressure on Fed Chair Powell.
0:38.8	We want to get the rates down, but we also want to get the Fed building finished.
0:42.8	Plus, Walmart is streamlining its approach to artificial intelligence.
0:46.8	Pretty much every company likes to use the phrase, we're all in on AI,
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0:56.1	And United Health confirms that it's responding to probes from the Justice Department.
1:01.0	It's Thursday, July 24th.
1:03.2	I'm Alex O'Soulev for the Wall Street Journal.
1:05.6	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.4	Today, President Trump visited the Federal Reserve.
1:19.9	He joined a previously arranged tour for White House advisors of the construction site where the Fed is renovating its headquarters.
1:26.4	The building project has become Trump's latest tool for chisling away at the Fed is renovating its headquarters. The building project has become Trump's
1:28.0	latest tool for chisling away at the Fed for resisting White House pressure to cut interest rates
1:33.0	aggressively. Trump has argued in recent weeks for lower interest rates to reduce government
1:38.3	borrowing costs. Speaking from inside the building under renovation in a white hard hat
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