{
  "id": 2369086,
  "title": "President Donald Trump Just Threw the Fed Under the Bus Over Interest Rates (Again!), but He's Missing the Bigger Picture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/president-donald-trump-just-threw-the-fed-under-the-bus-over-interest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/21/donald-trump-threw-fed-under-bus-interest-rates/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have recently reached record highs, despite growing tension between President Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve. This potential obstacle could curb the stock market's upward trajectory. The ongoing discord between the president and the Federal Open Market Committee, which determines monetary policy, began when Trump assumed office for a second term on January 20, 2025. While the president has expressed a desire for lower interest rates, he is overlooking a crucial aspect of the U.S. economy and stock market.",
  "summary": "The president's repeated calls for lower interest rates are falling on deaf ears amid elevated inflation that's primarily been driven by his policies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "President Donald Trump Just Threw the Fed Under the Bus Over Interest Rates (Again!), but He's Missing the Bigger Picture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/president-donald-trump-just-threw-the-fed-under-the-bus-over-interest-2370950",
        "published": "2026-08-21T11:26:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}