US President Donald Trump said the US economy was very strong despite what he said were “unnecessary and destructive actions” taken by the US Federal Reserve, his latest attack on the nation’s independent central bank, Reuters reported.

“Despite the unnecessary and destructive actions taken by the Fed, the Economy is looking very strong, the China and USMCA deals are moving along nicely, there is little or no Inflation, and USA optimism is very high!,” Trump said on Twitter.

The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) - trade agreements between the United States, Mexico and Canada which will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Earlier, Trump, who repeatedly criticized the Fed, said that the Federal Reserve made a mistake by raising the discount rate and accused the Fed of causing damage to the US economy and the stock market.