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Donald Trump threatens to stop trading with countries if the Fed does not cut interest rates

From Le Figaro · () French

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

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  • Donald Trump threatened to halt trade with some countries if the Federal Reserve does not lower interest rates.
  • He also urged U.S. central bankers to act as “patriots,” intensifying his pressure on the Federal Reserve.
  • The report places the remarks within a broader pattern of repeated changes and reversals in Trump’s tariff policy since January 2025.

Donald Trump is threatening to stop trading with certain countries if the Federal Reserve refuses to cut interest rates. The U.S. president also called on American central bankers to be “patriots.”

The remarks come as Trump’s tariff policy continues to shift. Since January 2025, U.S. trade policy has changed more than 50 times, driven by threats, reversals and negotiations.

A year and a half into the policy, the tariffs have not produced the effects promised by the White House on external deficits, prices or the return of production to the United States. The report presents Trump’s latest threat as part of that continuing escalation.

Patriots

· Donald TrumpTrump used the word while calling on U.S. central bankers to support his position on interest rates.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. 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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