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  "id": 5617911,
  "title": "Trump’s threat to stop trade unless there’s a rate cut risks shock to U.S. economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trumps-threat-to-stop-trade-unless-theres-a-rate-cut-risks-shock-to-u",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-threat-to-stop-trade-unless-theres-a-rate-cut-risks-shock-to-u-s-economy-2e6b9798?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has threatened to halt trade with countries that have a trade surplus with the US if the Federal Reserve doesn't lower interest rates. This statement was made after a stronger-than-expected US jobs report, which showed 162,000 jobs added in August and an unemployment rate of 4.1%.\n\nTrump has been critical of high interest rates, stating they put the US at a \"very unfair disadvantage\". According to The Economic Times, he also said the Fed \"must get smart\" and be \"patriots\".\n\nThe idea of stopping trade with countries with which the US has a trade deficit was met with criticism from economists and analysts, who warned it could risk a shock to the US economy, as reported by MarketWatch.",
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        "title": "Trump’s threat to stop trade unless there’s a rate cut risks shock to U.S. economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trumps-threat-to-stop-trade-unless-theres-a-rate-cut-risks-shock-to-u-5619135",
        "published": "2026-09-04T18:29:00.000Z"
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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."
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