# Trump Demands Fed Lower Rates, Reviving Pressure Campaign

https://mins.news/en/item/45800

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-04 17:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-04/trump-demands-fed-lower-rates-reviving-pressure-campaign?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9b00246f8211000116664e

> President Donald Trump stepped up his campaign for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, threatening to halt trade with some economies that run a surplus against the US if the central bank does not act.

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