Trump presses for lower interest rates even as U.S. inflation edges up to 3% in January

13-2-2025 Business Washington Times - Business 16

President Trump said Wednesday he thinks interest rates should come down, injecting himself into the debate around Federal Reserve decisions just as the government was reporting that U.S. inflation for January remained well above the Fed's preferred target.

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