Trump Calls for Lowest Interest Rates, Sees Inflation Drop by Year-End
Trump said the Fed should prioritize pausing interest rates over raising them, stating a clear preference for borrowing costs to fall.
The remarks also included a forecast that inflation will be lower by the end of the year and an assertion that the United States should maintain the lowest interest rates globally.
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@tradfi*TRUMP: THINK INFLATION AT YEAR END WILL BE LOWER THAN NOW *TRUMP: WOULD LIKE TO SEE INTEREST RATES GO DOWN *TRUMP ON FED: BETTER PAUSE RATES THAN TO RAISE THEM
@financialjuiceTrump: I think inflation at the year-end will be lower than it is now.
@zerohedge*TRUMP: WOULD LIKE TO SEE INTEREST RATES GO DOWN
@financialjuiceTrump on Fed: It is better to pause rates than to raise them.
@wallstengineTRUMP: WOULD LIKE TO SEE INTEREST RATES GO DOWN IT IS BETTER TO PAUSE RATES THAN TO RAISE THEM.
@zerohedge*TRUMP: WE SHOULD HAVE LOWEST INTEREST RATE IN THE WORLD
@firstsquawkTRUMP: BETTER TO PAUSE RATES THAN RAISE THEM; EXPECTS INFLATION TO BE LOWER BY YEAR-END; OIL PRICE WILL YO-YO FOR A WHILE; WISHES TARIFFS COULD BE DEPLOYED FASTER