Trump on Friday applied fresh pressure on the Federal Reserve over interest-rate policy, and told reporters he was considering an executive order over a citizenship question on the 2020 census
President Donald .With chances of an interest-rate cut reduced after the better-than-expected June jobs report, Trump repeated a call for the Fed to lower rates and said it would further boost the economy.
“We could start the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision,” Trump said. “So we’re working on a lot of things including an executive order.” “Why should other nations pay much less than us?” Trump asked. “They’ve taken advantage of the system for a long time, pharma.”
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