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Trump criticizes the Federal Reserve again for not lowering interest rates.
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IntroductionTrump Publicly Criticizes Federal Reserve AgainOn June 30 local time, U.S. President Trump took to s ...

Trump Publicly Criticizes Federal Reserve Again
On June 30 local time, U.S. President Trump took to social media to openly criticize Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and the entire Federal Reserve Board for not taking measures to cut interest rates, stating they should be ashamed. Trump mocked Powell as "Mr. Too Late," saying the board holds one of the easiest yet most respected positions in America but continues to fail on interest rate cuts.
Trump pointed out that if the Federal Reserve could do its job well, the U.S. could save trillions of dollars in interest expenses annually. He reiterated that the U.S. should reduce rates to 1% to ease economic burdens and unleash growth potential, while the Fed continues to stand by, making the U.S. bear high interest costs unnecessarily.
White House Pressures Powell for Substantial Rate Cuts
On the same day, White House Press Secretary Levitt revealed that Trump directly mentioned in his letter to Powell that many countries globally have adopted low or zero interest rate policies, urging the Fed to follow the global trend and quickly lower U.S. interest rates significantly.
This statement extends Trump's long-standing dissatisfaction with the Fed's monetary policy. Over the past year, Trump has repeatedly criticized the Fed via social media for not cutting rates promptly and has even publicly threatened to dismiss Powell, demanding compliance with the administration's economic policies to support economic growth and election political goals.
Fed Maintains Interest Rates Unchanged for Fourth Meeting
Despite continued pressure from Trump, the Fed decided during its June monetary policy meeting to keep the federal funds rate target range unchanged at 4.25%-4.50%, marking the fourth consecutive decision to maintain rate levels to address complex inflation environments and economic growth uncertainties.
The Fed emphasized that in the context of global economic uncertainty and U.S. inflation stickiness not significantly easing, maintaining current rate levels is a "prudent and necessary" decision to ensure price stability and a robust employment market.
Rate Cut Disagreements Heighten Market Uncertainty
Trump's latest comments have heightened market expectations of divergence in the Fed's future policy path. Some investors anticipate that if U.S. economic data weakens further, the Fed might be compelled to initiate a rate-cut cycle later this year; others believe the Fed may delay rate cuts to observe further developments in core inflation and labor market conditions.
Trump's stance for quick rate cuts to reduce debt costs contrasts sharply with the Fed's "data-dependent" gradual policy approach, keeping market focus sharply on the Fed's policy outlook.
Rate Cut Dynamics Impact Dollar and Global Markets
Market analysts point out that if the Fed chooses to quickly cut rates in response to political pressure, it may lead to a short-term weakening of the dollar index and push up prices of safe-haven assets like gold; but if the Fed insists on maintaining high rates longer, the dollar may remain strong, but it could put pressure on corporate borrowing costs and consumer credit.
As Trump continues to bind economic policy with election politics, whether the Fed will withstand pressure to independently set policies will be a focal point for global markets in the coming months, especially with potential market volatility around the July and September rate meetings.
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