Trump Claims US Should Pay World's ‘LOWEST' Interest Rates After Fed Paused Cuts
Forbes·2026-01-29 21:40
ToplinePresident Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the U.S. should be paying the lowest interest rates in the world after the Federal Reserve voted to pause cuts, as the central bank and Fed Chair Jerome Powell have resisted pressure from the Trump administration in recent weeks. “The Fed should substantially lower interest rates, NOW!” Trump wrote. Getty ImagesKey FactsTrump, writing in a Truth Social post on Thursday, claimed that because of the “vast amounts of money flowing into” the U.S. because of his ...