Trump also keeps attacking Powell, Trump's own choice for Fed Chairman. It's as if Trump wants the US to join Europe's negative interest rates morass. Meanwhile, US bond yields inverted again today and the stock market is tanking.
Trump 'hereby orders'
US companies to leave China
after attacking Fed chair
" President calls for US boycott after China announced it was preparing to impose $75bn in additional tariffs on US products "
Fri 23 Aug 2019
" Donald Trump ordered US companies to leave China on Friday after launching another blistering attack on Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, asking who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or [China's] Chairman Xi?
Moments after Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, warned the US central bank was facing a new challenge as it deals with the Trump administration's seesaw trade policies and ongoing dispute with China, Trump went on a Twitter rampage calling for a US boycott. "
more at link
https://www.theguardian.com/business...-new-challenge