Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he’ll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses

Trump urges Fed to ‘get smart,’ cut interest rates

'Lower the rate or I’ll stop trading with countries with which we have a deficit,' says US president

Trump warns he'll cut trade with some countries if Fed doesn't lower rates

President Trump called on the Fed to lower interest rates or warned he'll cut off all trade with countries with which the U.S. has a trade deficit.

Trump threatens to disrupt US trade and hurt the economy if the Fed doesn’t lower interest rates

Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. And on Friday, he threatened to disrupt U.S. trade with countries around the world if the central bank doesn’t do it. The timing was remarkable. Just hours earlier, the government had released a much stronger-than-expected jobs report showing that employers added 162,000 jobs in August […]

Trump demands Fed lower rates, reviving pressure campaign

In two in a lengthy social media posts, the president threatened to impose trade embargoes on some nations if US interest rates are not lowered.

Trump trade threat puts focus on deficits and Fed rate debate

President Donald Trump said he could move to stop U.S. trade with countries where the United States runs a deficit unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.