Charles Krauthammer told viewers on "Special Report with Bret Baier" that President Obama's own economic policies deserve much of the blame for the less-than-stellar economic numbers that were unveiled on Friday - particularly the administration's approach to the Federal Reserve. "The Fed policy makes this news even worse," the syndicated columnist said. "You've got the Fed with its foot on the petal - it's been there for six years. Zero interest rates - historically unprecedented. And some countries in Europe actually have negative interest rates." Krauthammer cited low interest rates as one of the reasons the fiscal numbers showed that the economy actually contracted in the first quarter of 2015, and that GDP growth is actually shrinking instead of growing. Government officials cited extreme winter weather and port disruptions as some of the reasons for the economic reversal. Read more http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...-policies-to-blame-for-weak-economic-numbers/
