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Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned that President Donald Trump’s bid to assert control over the Federal Reserve and drive down interest rates could trigger a surge in inflation expectations that pushes up long-term borrowing costs.
P resident Donald Trump responded to the acceleration of consumer price inflation with a renewal of his demand for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately.
President Donald Trump swept into office in January with a promise to tackle what he called the "inflation crisis" that had kicked off under his predecessor.
Indonesia also has agreed to purchase billions in U.S. energy, agriculture products and airplanes, Trump said July 15 in a social media post.
Inflation is up, stocks are down, and more tariffs are on their way. Trump wants interest rates to come down but the direction of travel is making it less likely that the Fed will deliver the cuts he wants. It’s not clear whether Trump can extract himself from the policy cycle he has created.
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'It’s a pain': Trump-era inflation and disasters are spiking insurance in this swing stateIf President Donald Trump is relying on low inflation and costs to save him in the mid-terms, one southern swing state may prove a hard fight. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that insurance rates for Georgia homeowners grew by nearly 12 percent just in the past year,
Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, clothing, and large appliances.
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Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former National Economic Council Director under President Trump, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, June's CPI data, President Trump's tariff agenda,
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