Donald Trump, Interest Rates and Federal Reserve

Trump Calls for Lower Interest Rates as Powell Heads to Hill
President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates, seeking to raise pressure on the Federal Reserve as he moves to implement a second-term economic agenda high on tariffs and expanding tax breaks.
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,
The End Of The Fed?—Trump Calls For Lower Rates As Bitcoin Price Plummets
Last year, Trump suggested the U.S. president should have "at least" a say over setting interest rates, something that would end the Fed’s independence, though Powell has vowed to serve out his term, which is due to end in 2026, and Trump has said he doesn’t plan on attempting to fire Powell.
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.
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.
Trump wants lower interest rates amid new tariffs
US President Donald Trump urged lower interest rates on Wednesday, linking the move to "upcoming" tariffs. “Interest Rates should be lowered, something which would go hand in hand with upcoming Tariffs," he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump calls for lower borrowing costs, hinting at clash with Fed
The president's post came only a half hour before the Labor Department reported that inflation climbed last month.

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