Trump Floats Halting Trade to Force Fed Rate Cut — SkimNews
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- Donald Trump floated stopping trade with countries that have a trade surplus with the U.S. unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.
- Economists and analysts publicly criticized the proposal on Friday after it was raised.
Why it matters: The proposal drew immediate criticism from economists on Friday, who objected to conditioning U.S. trade relationships on Federal Reserve interest rate decisions.
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