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Inflation is up, stocks are down, and more tariffs are on their way. Trump wants interest rates to come down but the direction of travel is making it less likely that the Fed will deliver the cuts he wants. It’s not clear whether Trump can extract himself from the policy cycle he has created.
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Why Trump getting his way on interest rates could signal weaknessU.S. President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve should set its benchmark interest rate at 1% to lower government borrowing costs, allowing the administration to finance the high and rising deficits expected from his spending and tax-cut bill,
As he sought to recapture the White House in 2024, Donald Trump promised to "put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%." During his presidency, bipartisan lawmakers have introduced bills to cap credit card interest rates, but they've failed to advance.
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Trump criticizes Federal Reserve Chairman Powell for expensive headquarters renovations while expressing frustration over interest rate decisions and previewing upcoming trade deals.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on the Federal Reserve to lower the federal benchmark interest rate by at least 3 percentage points, renewing his call for the U.S. central bank to lower rates to help reduce the cost to service the nation's debt.