As the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting were released on Wednesday, the word “uncertainty” reigned supreme amid the ongoing tariff turmoil and President Donald Trump‘s call to cut rates by 3 percentage points.

By stubbornly refusing to lower interest rates despite ample data urging him to do so, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is committing his third major policy blunder in six years. If he continues this tight-money path through the July 29 Fed meeting, “Too Late” Powell will go down as the worst Fed chair in history.

Here’s what investing pros said about Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s performance while heading up the Federal Reserve.

Minutes from the Fed’s June policy meeting tease at a looming split over whether and when officials will resume rate cuts.

A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.

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Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender told Yahoo Finance he would like to see Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell step down from the central bank's Board of Governors after his term as chair ends next May.