Trump threatens to halt trade with some countries unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates – US politics live
Trump appears to be picking up interest rate fight again with new Fed chief after long-running feud with previous incumbent President Trump threatened in a social media post on Friday to stop trade with some countries unless the US Federal Reserve moves to cut interest rates. Trump cited August’s strong jobs report as sufficient justification to lower rates, and warned that, if the central bank didn’t go along, he’d halt trade between the US and any nations with which it maintains a trade…
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