President Donald Trump says Fed Chair Powell should cut interest rates and ‘stop playing politics’

President Donald Trump on Friday called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates.

“This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates. He is always ‘late,’ but he could now change his image, and quickly,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Energy prices are down, Interest Rates are down, Inflation is down, even Eggs are down 69%, and Jobs are UP, all within two months – A BIG WIN for America. CUT INTEREST RATES, JEROME, AND STOP PLAYING POLITICS!”

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