Trump warns of economic slowdown unless Fed cuts rates

The Trump trade has well and truly become the ‘sell America’ trade

The US president wants to force the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. His jawboning suggests they will have to go higher to stop a greenback in freefall.

Woodward: Trump 'Throwing Bombs of Ignorance' on the Economy

Veteran reporter Bob Woodward said Monday on MSNBC's "Inside" that President Donald Trump is "throwing bombs of ignorance" onto the U.S. economy.

The US President urges Prime Minister Powell to cut interest rates, but he sees inflationary risks due to the government's customs policy. Trump does not want to accept this, thinks about a dismissal of Powell and now succumbs to insults. In the financial market, this causes turmoil and horror.

Markets tumble as Trump calls for ‘loser’ Fed chair to lower interest rates

U.S. Stock markets opened the day down and then fell further after U.S. President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a “major loser.” Trump said there’s a chance the U.S. economy will slow down if Powell doesn’t act soon to lower interest rates, which remain high as the central bank attempts to mitigate ongoing inflation seen since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The president proclaimed on Monday that “preemptive cuts” i…

President Donald Trump comes back to the charge against Jerome Powell, calling for the president of the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, just a week after threatening to dismiss him. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump attacked Monday morning, claiming that there is a risk of economic slowdown unless Powell, whom he called "a big loser," acts to reduce rates immediately. Europe and the Trump inflation debate pointed out tha…

Trump Urges Fed Chair to Slash Interest Rates and Stop Dragging His Feet