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5. Trump: "I want my new Fed Chairman to lower Interest Rates if the Market is doing well, not destroy the Market"

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 02:15 AM

16 hrs ago

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-chair-lower-rates-market-183423701.html
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Fed Should Lower Rates If the Market Does Well, Trump Says, Bloomberg, 12/23/25

“I want my new Fed Chairman to lower Interest Rates if the Market is doing well, not destroy the Market for no reason whatsoever,” Trump said in a social media post Tuesday. “Anybody that disagrees with me will never be the Fed Chairman!”

“In the old days, when there was good news, the Market went up,” Trump wrote. “Nowadays, when there is good news, the Market goes down, because everybody thinks that Interest Rates will be immediately lifted to take care of ‘potential’ Inflation.”

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Fact check about the last sentence: There have been no rate increases in 2025, instead there have been 3 rate cuts, beginning with the one 9/17.

And there have been 4 rate cuts in the latter half of 2024, including one that was 0.50% instead of the usual 0.25%.

There have been no rate increases since July 2023, 2 1/2 years ago

And the market has been hardly "destroyed" by "too late Jerome Powell" - the S&P 500 hit a new all-time-high today.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/111699775

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Of Course, because a Democrat is not president. Chasstev365 Yesterday #1

"These people" wouldn't be able to make the suggestion under a (D) president. Igel Yesterday #2

Historically, republicans care much more about keeping inflation low than keeping unemployment low. unblock Yesterday #3

Oh FFS, Beserk, who are you trying to fool? The Fed has cut interest rates 3 times beginning September 17, despite progree 22 hrs ago #4

Trump: "I want my new Fed Chairman to lower Interest Rates if the Market is doing well, not destroy the Market" progree 16 hrs ago #5

I don't believe ANY numbers coming from these corrupt freaks Skittles 13 hrs ago #6