Trump says interest rates should be lowered to go 'hand in hand' with his tariffs

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  Trump says more tariffs coming and calls for lower interest rates – live

  President calls for interest rates to be lowered, and said they would ‘go hand in hand’ with tariffs he plans to announce. Several Democratic state attorneys general warned that the country was ...
  
  The Guardian - 12m
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  Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn't 'need to be in a hurry' to lower interest rates further

  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing inflation down and signaled that policymakers aren’t in a rush to push interest rates lower.
  
  NBC News - 20h

• Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn't 'need to be in a hurry' to lower interest rates further

  Powell called the economy "strong overall" with a "solid" labor market and inflation that is easing but still above the Fed's 2% goal.
  
  CNBC - 21h
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  Trump should be using this heavy-handed diplomacy against adversaries, not allies

  The Trump administration needs to figure out the proper balance between coercion and diplomacy, and how it affects international respect for the United States.
  
  The Hill - 1d
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  Pressley on Trump promise to lower costs: ‘How’s that going?’

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  The Hill - 1d

• U.S. tariffs and interest rate uncertainties make 2025 a "choppy year": DBS CEO Piyush Gupta

  Gupta's comments come as Southeast Asia's largest bank by assets posted a solid showing in its full year results, with net profit reaching a record high.
  
  CNBC - 1d
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  NSA Waltz says gutting USAID ‘absolutely not’ handing power to China and Russia: Full interview

  National Security Adviser Mike Waltz tells Meet the Press in an exclusive interview that USAID needs to realign its mission to fit President Trump’s foreign policy vision, as the Trump ...
  
  NBC News - 3d
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  The Papers: 'Trump wants UK tax cuts for tech giants' and 'hands off our ISAs'

  A warning that axing ISAs could "trigger a mortgage crisis" is one of the stories on Saturday's fronts.
  
  BBC News - 4d

• Minneapolis Fed's Kashkari expects lower interest rates later this year

  In a CNBC interview, the central bank official expressed confidence that inflation will continue to drift down to the Fed's 2% target.
  
  CNBC - 4d

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  The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate scooped up 763,000 shares of the Houston-based oil and gas producer on Friday for $35.7 million, according to a filing.
  
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