Trump Tells Davos Crowd He Will Demand Lower Interest Rates, Oil Prices
Via video address, the new U.S. president lets the world know he’s not thinking about small-scale changes.
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Trump tells Davos he’ll demand that interest rates drop. It’s a fresh jab at the Fed.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered remarks Thursday in a video appearance at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.MarketWatch - 2d -
President Donald Trump says he'll 'demand that interest rates drop immediately'
The comments represented an initial strike at Fed officials, with whom Trump had a highly contentious relationship during his first term in office.CNBC - 2d -
2-year Treasury yield ends lower after Trump’s ‘demand’ for lower interest rates
The 2-year Treasury note rallied modestly on Thursday, sending its yield lower for the first time in four sessions, after President Donald Trump displayed a willingness to pressure Federal Reserve ...MarketWatch - 2d -
Oil at 2-week low as Trump’s efforts to lower crude prices imply a boost in output
Oil futures finished Thursday at their lowest in two weeks after President Donald Trump said he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices, implying that he would pressure major oil ...MarketWatch - 2d -
Trump Davos remarks target big banks, oil prices, European regulators
Trump has signed executive orders to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement since he took office.CNBC - 2d -
Trump says he will 'demand' lower interest rates
Trump made a virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.ABC News - 2d -
Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%ABC News - 2d -
Trump wants the feds to lower prices for Americans. Can he deliver?
President Trump campaigned on the promise to bring down the U.S. cost of living. That could be easier said than done.CBS News - 3d -
Oil ends lower, with U.S. prices failing to hold above $80 a barrel
Oil futures settled lower on Thursday, pulling back as news of an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal helped to ease some worries about risks to global supplies — though the agreement has reportedly hit a ...MarketWatch - Jan. 16
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