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Updated · NBC News · Jun 7
Trump Opposes Fed Rate Hikes After 172,000 Jobs, Backs Warsh Independence
Updated
Updated · NBC News · Jun 7

Trump Opposes Fed Rate Hikes After 172,000 Jobs, Backs Warsh Independence

3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 7

Summary

  • Trump said he does not want to influence Fed Chair Kevin Warsh even as he argued there is “no reason” to raise interest rates after May payrolls rose by 172,000.
  • The president said higher rates would “kill success” and punish a strong economy, while Friday’s jobs data and persistent energy costs revived investor worries that the Fed could tighten this year.
  • Stocks fell after the report, and national average gasoline remains at $4.17 a gallon—up $1.19 since the Iran war began, though below its $4.56 peak.
  • The comments mark a softer tone toward Warsh than Trump used with former Chair Jerome Powell, whom he repeatedly attacked while pressing for lower rates despite the Fed’s formal independence and committee-based decisions.

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