Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he’ll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses
Trump said he would halt trade with deficit countries unless the Federal Reserve cuts rates, escalating pressure on policymakers as traders bet on a hike this month.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to stop trading with countries running deficits against the United States unless the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, demanding the U.S. have the "LOWEST RATE of any country in the World."
- Rising oil prices sparked by Trump's war against Iran have inflated costs and deepened inflation concerns, explaining the high interest rates that Trump now attacks.
- Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said Thursday that a potential rate hike remains in play, influenced by stronger-than-expected job creation reported in August.
- Trump asserted that the Supreme Court's Tariff decision "strongly acknowledged" that "The President" has an absolute right to halt trade, providing legal framing for his ultimatum.
- Despite appointing Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on May 22, 2026, Trump's public ultimatum demonstrates escalation in efforts to dictate monetary policy to his own appointee.
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Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he'll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses
Trump hurls unhinged threat to blow up global trade: ‘The president has an absolute right’
President Donald Trump issued a menacing threat Friday to blow up the United States’ global trade in an attempt to coerce the Federal Reserve to cave to his demands.“We should have the LOWEST RATE of any country in the World, like ‘the old days.’ Without the United States agreeing to allow them their big surpluses, and we could stop that immediately, they would no longer be considered financially ELITE!” Trump wrote on his social media platform …
Trump says unless Fed cuts rates, he'll stop trading with some nations
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that unless the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, he would stop trading with countries with which the United States had a deficit. High interest rates put... -September 04, 2026 at 09:49 am EDT MarketScreener
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