# Professor Paul Wachtel is quoted in a story exploring the shifting relationships between politicians and central bankers

1 Faculty News February 10, 2020 ![WorldFinanceLogo_190x145](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/WorldFinanceLogo_190x145.jpg?itok=3bUJQyfr)>

Excerpt from [World Finance](https://www.worldfinance.com/special-reports/centre-stage-political-disputes-have-thrown-central-bank-policy-into-the-limelight) -- “'Trump has no intellectual or personal issues with Powell – he just finds him to be a convenient target,' said Professor [Paul Wachtel](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/paul-wachtel), an expert on central banking who teaches at the New York University Stern School of Business."

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