Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Trump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

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This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, once again putting pressure on the independent central bank.

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