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Trump demands lowest US interest rates regardless of Fed data

President Donald Trump said on September 13, 2026, that the United States should have the world's lowest interest rates, arguing this should hold "no matter what the Federal Reserve's data indicates." His statement came days before a Fed policy meeting.

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Ahead of US Fed meeting, Trump says America should have world’s lowest interest rate

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No country should have lower interest ⁠rates than the United States, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, days before the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. Speaking to reporters at the Irish Open golf tournament at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, County Clare, Trump said he did not know whether Fed policymakers will raise interest rates at ‌their meeting this week. Bu