Trump Criticizes Significant Rate Cut by Federal Reserve

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized the Federal Reserve's significant half-percentage-point rate cut, suggesting that such a large reduction indicates a poorly performing economy. The move marked the start of an anticipated series of interest rate cuts.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 19-09-2024 02:26 IST | Created: 19-09-2024 02:26 IST
Trump Criticizes Significant Rate Cut by Federal Reserve
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve's notable rate cut on Wednesday, highlighting its magnitude by saying, 'it was a big cut.'

The Federal Reserve initiated what is anticipated to be a sequence of interest rate reductions with a substantial half-percentage-point cut.

Trump remarked to reporters, 'To cut it by that much, assuming they're not just playing politics, the economy would be very bad.'

(With inputs from agencies.)

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