{
  "id": 7138218,
  "title": "Ahead of Fed meeting, Trump says US should have world's lowest interest rate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ahead-of-fed-meeting-trump-says-us-should-have-worlds-lowest-interest-7138218",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T16:41:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439294/ahead-of-fed-meeting-trump-says-us-should-have-worlds-lowest-interest-rate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Days before the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting, President Donald Trump asserted that no nation should have lower interest rates than the United States. Speaking to reporters at the Irish Open golf tournament, Trump expressed uncertainty about whether Fed policymakers would raise interest rates during their meeting this week. However, Trump emphasized that \"the US should be paying the lowest interest rate in the world\" regardless of the Federal Reserve's data on inflation and the economy.\n\nThe Fed meeting is scheduled to occur less than a week after a significant rise in the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index, which indicated the largest increase in four months. This data fueled expectations that the US central bank may increase rates. The central bank's governors will deliberate just weeks prior to the midterm elections, which will determine if Republicans maintain their narrow majorities in both chambers of the US Congress. A rate hike could exacerbate voter concerns about affordability, according to recent Reuters polls.\n\nTrump's approval ratings have declined as inflation has remained high. He has contended that the Fed's interest rate levels have benefited other countries at the expense of the US. \"I know more about formulas than anybody, and with the best credit in the world, we make other countries rich,\" Trump stated on Sunday. The president, who has been a persistent critic of former Fed chair Jay Powell, has shown more support for Fed leadership since his selection of Kevin Warsh as chair earlier this year. Nevertheless, Trump recently made his demands more explicit. \"LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT,\" Trump tweeted two weeks ago. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett affirmed Trump's stance, stating, \"if it’s a rate hike … I’m sure he’s not going to be super happy about it.\"",
  "summary": "DOONBEG: No country should have lower interest rates than the US, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, days before the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. Speaking to reporters at the Irish Open golf tournament, Trump said he did not know whether Fed policy makers will raise interest rates at their meeting this week. But he argued that the US “should be paying the lowest interest rate in the…",
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        "title": "Ahead of Fed meeting, Trump says US should have world’s lowest interest rate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ahead-of-fed-meeting-trump-says-us-should-have-worlds-lowest-interest",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:00:52.000Z"
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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."
}