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Trump threatens to halt trade with some countries unless theFederal Reserve lowers interest rates – US politics live

Trump appears to be picking up interest rate fight again with new Fed chief after long-running feud with previous incumbent

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Christopher Hippensteel (now); Marina Dunbar and Tom Ambrose (earlier)4 Sept 2026, 05:06 pmUpdated 30 min ago1 min readAmericasUnited States
Trump threatens to halt trade with some countries unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates – US politics live

United States — Christopher Hippensteel (now); Marina Dunbar and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Trump appears to be picking up interest rate fight again with new Fed chief after long-running feud with previous incumbent

President Trump threatened in a social media post on Friday to stop trade with some countries unless the US Federal Reserve moves to cut interest rates.

Trump cited August’s strong jobs report as sufficient justification to lower rates, and warned that, if the central bank didn’t go along, he’d halt trade between the US and any nations with which it maintains a trade deficit.

President Trump threatened in a social media post on Friday to stop trade with some countries unless the US Federal Reserve moves to cut interest rates.

This report is published with credit to The Guardian. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on The Guardian →

Source: The Guardian · Christopher Hippensteel (now); Marina Dunbar and Tom Ambrose (earlier). Published 4 Sept 2026, 05:06 pm.

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