Trump threatens to stop trade with other countries if the US doesn’t lower its interest rates
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- Economically illiterate Truth Social post conflates Fed’s prime rate with an individual obtaining lower interest on a car loanS1
- President Donald Trump told the Federal Reserve board to “BE PATRIOTS for a change,” in a post on Truth Social Friday. Trump hailed the US August jobs report while reiterating his call for lower interest rates. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (S...S2
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Trump threatens to stop trade with other countries if the US doesn’t lower its interest rates
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- Economically illiterate Truth Social post conflates Fed’s prime rate with an individual obtaining lower interest on a car loanS1
- President Donald Trump told the Federal Reserve board to “BE PATRIOTS for a change,” in a post on Truth Social Friday. Trump hailed the US August jobs report while reiterating his call for lower interest rates. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (S...S2
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