Donald Trump, interest rates

Trump wants interest rate cuts. The market isn't buying it.
Voters elected Trump to find a way to curb the hotter inflation that occurred under President Joe Biden. But the president has also sought to impose tariffs to extract concessions and raise revenues on the belief — which many economists dispute — that America’s yawning trade deficit is a sign of weakness.
Trump says interest rates should be lowered to go 'hand in hand' with his tariffs
Trump again switched positions on the Fed, indicating in a social media post Wednesday that interest rates need to come down.
Trump says lower interest rates would go hand-in-hand with tariffs
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that interest rates should be lowered and that would go "hand in hand" with his upcoming tariffs, despite economists' expectations that tariffs would fuel inflation and postpone rate cuts.
Fed faces thorny decisions as it weighs when to lower interest rates amid Trump's tariffs
The Fed faces complex decisions as it decides how quickly to cut rates or whether to raise them amid Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown.
Trump calls for lower interest rates to go 'hand-in-hand' with tariffs: 'Lets rock and roll, America'
President Trump's comments come a day after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said on Capitol Hill that the central bank doesn’t need to “hurry" to lower interest rates.
Powell says Trump’s comments won’t affect interest rate decisions by the Fed
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates won’t lead the central bank to change its rate decisions.
Trump calls on Fed to lower interest rates amid rising prices. Here's what he said just a week ago.
President Trump called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in a post on his Truth Social platform Wednesday, following the hotter-than-expected inflation report. "Interest rates should be lowered,
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Powell says Fed not 'in a hurry' to cut interest rates with 'economy remaining strong'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will tell the Senate banking committee the Fed isn't "in a hurry" to resume its interest rate cutting campaign.
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