# Trump threatens to cut trade ties with Europe after rate hike

https://mins.news/en/item/62119

- TASS, 2026-09-17 05:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2188781

> US President Donald Trump said Washington could stop trading with European countries where the United States runs a trade deficit, saying the deficit with European nations totals $200 billion. He had previously linked such a threat to the Federal Reserve’s refusal to cut rates. The Fed later raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4%.

## Stories

- [Canada US trade and tariff tensions](https://mins.news/en/topic/canada-us-trade-tensions) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/canada-us-trade-tensions.md

## Related coverage

- [Trump Floats EU Tariffs Over Canada Invite as Warsh’s Inflation Fight Calms Markets](https://mins.news/en/video/62530) — Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-17
- [Trump threatens to end trade with Mexico and Europe after rate hike](https://mins.news/en/item/62096) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17
- [US Federal Reserve defies Trump with interest rate hike](https://mins.news/en/item/61728) — France 24, 2026-09-16