{
  "id": 7194582,
  "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-7194582",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T22:41:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/trump-us-lowest-interest-rate-federal-reserve-meeting-6381521"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Days before the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting, President Donald Trump declared that no other nation should have lower interest rates than the US. Speaking to reporters at the Irish Open golf tournament, Trump expressed his indifference to whether Fed policymakers would raise interest rates during the week's meeting, stating that the US should always have the lowest interest rates worldwide, regardless of federal inflation and economic data. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index showed a significant increase in Friday's report, fueling expectations that the US central bank would raise the federal funds rate target range from 3.5% to 3.75% at its meeting on Wednesday. Inflation remains high due to Trump's import tax increases and surging energy prices resulting from the Iran war, causing concern among Fed members about the long-term consequences of high inflation. As the central bank's governors meet just weeks before midterm elections, a rate hike could exacerbate voter concerns about affordability. Recent polls indicate that Trump's approval ratings have dropped as inflation persists, and he has argued that the Fed's interest rates have benefited other countries at the expense of the US. Trump, who has been supportive of Fed leadership since his pick for chair, Kevin Warsh, took office, has recently made his demands clearer, threatening to stop trading with countries that have a deficit if the interest rate is not lowered. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett stated that Trump would defend Warsh's independence regardless of the Fed's decision on interest rates.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "President Trump insists US interest rates should be lowest globally",
    "Inflation driven by Trump's tariffs and Iran war's energy costs",
    "Fed meeting precedes midterm elections, rate hike could hurt voters"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}