Fed, Trump and interest rate

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Trump urges Fed to cut rates as tariffs cause stock plunge
President Trump urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and ripped the head of the independent central bank as new tariffs caused stocks to plunge. In a Friday post on his Truth Social
Trump pushes Fed chairman to cut interest rates in all-caps Truth Social tirade: ‘STOP PLAYING POLITICS!’
Donald Trump turned to his social media platform Friday to apply pressure on Jerome Powell, imploring the Federal Reserve chairman to cut interest rates in an all-caps tirade as the stock market slide since the president’s tariff announcement continued.
Trump Asks Fed Chair to Cut Interest Rates and 'Stop Playing Politics'
Trump’s demand comes just as Powell warned that escalating tariffs could push inflation higher and slow economic growth.

Federal Reserve, Trump and Inflation

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Inflation fears add to pressure on Federal Reserve
“The increased risks to both inflation and employment put the Fed in an even greater bind going forward,” said Krishna Guha, vice-chair at Evercore ISI. “Fed officials will fear tariffs are so large and so messy that they will contaminate underlying inflation and unhinge inflation expectations”.
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Federal Reserve faces Trump pressure amid inflation concerns
Now, Mr. Trump’s tariffs will raise prices. With consumer expectations of rising inflation, those won’t be one-off effects, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues the Fed should believe. Rather, they will become embedded in workers’ wage demands.
Federal Reserve Chief Says Trump Tariffs Likely to Raise Inflation and Slow US Economic Growth
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the Trump administration’s expansive new tariffs will likely lead to higher inflation and slower growth
Trump Pressures Powell to Slash Rates Ahead of Speech
President Donald Trump called on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to slash interest rates, reiterating his longstanding ...
Powell Says Trump’s Tariffs Raise Risks of Higher Inflation and Slower Growth
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, says the central bank’s “obligation” is to ensure that a “one-time increase ...
Trump hits the golf course as stock market continues to slide from his tariff plans
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two days after sending the global economy reeling by announcing tariffs on foreign imports, ...
'Difficult to assess economic effects...': US Fed chief on Trump's tariff impact, signals no rush to cut rates
Speaking at a conference for business journalists on April 4, Powell said, "We face a highly uncertain outlook with elevated ...
Trump zeroes in on Fed, setting up potential fight with Powell
President Trump is zeroing in on the Federal Reserve and setting up a fight with its leader, Jerome Powell. The president is ...
Analysis-Trump tariffs may delay, but won't derail, Japan rate hikes
New U.S. tariffs announced by President Donald Trump may delay, but likely won't derail, the Bank of Japan's plan to raise ...
US dollar index faces strong selling pressure as traders turn to rival safe havens after Trump's tariffs
The U.S. dollar index (DXY) fell on Thursday as general risk aversion following President Donald Trump’s sweeping new ...
Trump tariffs live: Global equities under pressure as tariffs shake markets
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba described the imposition of across-the-board US tariffs as a “national crisis” as bond yields logged one of their biggest weekly drops in three decades and Tokyo stocks ...