US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell don't see eye to eye on rates. Image: X Screengrab

Donald Trump’s multitasking skills are on graphic display as his White House wages two wars simultaneously – one abroad, one at home.

The US president’s big gamble in bombing Iran is upending global markets in unpredictable ways. Though Trump claimed there’s a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, he’s already lashing out angrily to early breaches in the deal by both Tehran and Jerusalem.

Yet his assault against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is making its own waves in Asian markets. It’s not just Trump, of course, but his top lieutenants gunning for a Fed chief failing to bow to demands for lower interest rates.

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