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Zorro

(16,796 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2025, 11:52 AM Jan 23

Trump says he will demand lower interest rates immediately [View all]

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would demand that interest rates drop immediately, and that other countries should follow suit.

"With oil prices going down, I'll demand that interest rates drop immediately, and likewise they should be dropping all over the world," Trump told the World Economic Forum on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-demand-lower-interest-163214070.html

King Canute demands the tide recede...

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Trump says he will demand lower interest rates immediately [View all] Zorro Jan 23 OP

He sooooo wants to be a dictator sakabatou Jan 23 #1

Someone got a degree in Economics in his name. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 23 #2

Even King Cnut didn't actually think the tide would recede. Aristus Jan 23 #3

The Fed Reserve doesn't really care what he thinks or wants. OLDMDDEM Jan 23 #4

He's on a power trip. Government meddling in the free market from an anti-government political hack. /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 23 #5

Gonna hold your breath until they do, Donny? tanyev Jan 23 #6

The way this report is written, it sounds like Borowitz. John1956PA Jan 23 #7

Gasoline Went Up 9 Cents modrepub Jan 23 #8

Don't believe your lying eyes. It's 99.9 cents, anything Klarkashton Jan 23 #9

The BP station down the road from me boonecreek Jan 23 #10

Like my experience in a similar Illi-consin border area. My increase in WI is about 25 since election day Simeon Salus Jan 23 #12

Will he demand the oil companies lower the cost of gas? Zorro Jan 23 #11

Oh. "DEMAND!" Pffttt. Show boating Idiot. electric_blue68 Jan 23 #13