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Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned that President Donald Trump’s bid to assert control over the Federal Reserve and drive down interest rates could trigger a surge in inflation expectations that pushes up long-term borrowing costs.
P resident Donald Trump responded to the acceleration of consumer price inflation with a renewal of his demand for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately.
President Donald Trump swept into office in January with a promise to tackle what he called the "inflation crisis" that had kicked off under his predecessor.
Indonesia also has agreed to purchase billions in U.S. energy, agriculture products and airplanes, Trump said July 15 in a social media post.
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'It’s a pain': Trump-era inflation and disasters are spiking insurance in this swing stateIf President Donald Trump is relying on low inflation and costs to save him in the mid-terms, one southern swing state may prove a hard fight. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that insurance rates for Georgia homeowners grew by nearly 12 percent just in the past year,
President Donald Trump may ultimately get his wish for lower interest rates, but it isn’t likely to be the result of his intensifying criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, clothing, and large appliances.
Inflation is up, stocks are down, and more tariffs are on their way. Trump wants interest rates to come down but the direction of travel is making it less likely that the Fed will deliver the cuts he wants. It’s not clear whether Trump can extract himself from the policy cycle he has created.
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