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Trump threatens to stop trading with some partners unless Fed cuts rates

From LBCI Lebanon · () English

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  • President Donald Trump threatened to stop trading with countries where the United States has a trade deficit unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.
  • Trump cited a strong August jobs report and said the United States had become a stronger credit than it was recently.
  • He issued the threat in a post on his Truth Social platform.

President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to stop trading with countries where the United States runs a deficit unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.

Trump cited what he called a strong August jobs report as justification for demanding a rate cut. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote: “Lower the interest rates because the U.S.A. is a much stronger credit than it was just a short time ago!”

Lower the interest rates because the U.S.A. is a much stronger credit than it was just a short time ago!

· Donald TrumpTrump cited the United States’ economic strength in calling for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

He followed that with a direct warning: “LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT.”

LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT.

· Donald TrumpHe threatened to halt trade with countries where the United States runs a deficit.
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Originally published by LBCI Lebanon in English. 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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