President Donald Trump says Fed Chair Powell should cut interest rates and ‘stop playing politics'
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Trump said in a social media post this would be the “perfect” time for the central bank to cut rates, but inflationary impact of tariffs could be an issue.
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Trump’s push for the Federal Reserve to cut rates comes at the end of a tumultuous week in which markets cratered in response to sweeping new global tariffs.
Trump said in a social media post this would be the “perfect” time for the central bank to cut rates, but inflationary impact of tariffs could be an issue.
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. The comments come ahead of Powell's economic outlook speech.
