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Despite Stronger-Than-Expected U.S. Jobs Data, Trump Pressures Fed to Cut Rates

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Donald Trump renewed his call for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates after August employment data exceeded market expectations.
  • Trump also warned that the United States could stop trading with countries that maintain trade surpluses against it if the Fed does not cut rates.

Donald Trump renewed his pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates shortly after the release of August employment figures that exceeded expectations by a wide margin.

The president issued the demand on Truth Social on Sept. 4, local time. He also warned that the United States could stop trading with countries that record trade surpluses against the United States if rates are not lowered.

Trump wrote that the newly released jobs data had surprised everyone in the market except him. The brief report presents the comments as another push by the president for a lower-rate policy, even as the employment figures came in stronger than expected.

The jobs data just released surprised everyone in the market except me.

· Donald TrumpTrump commented on the stronger-than-expected August employment figures while renewing his call for lower interest rates.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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