President Donald Trump of the United States has called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates as the markets continue to tumble, saying there is no inflation. DAILY POST reports that the US Federal Reserve will hold its next Federal Open Market Committee,

Speculation has increased that President Trump may be deliberately slowing the economy through tariff policies and market disruption in order to pressure the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates,

The Monetary Policy Committee lowered rates to 4.5 per cent in February but experts believe they could go below four per cent this year

Two days after Trump's so-called "Liberation Day," mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in six months. It may not last, experts warned.

Bets on falling global interest rates are attracting emerging market investors seeking shelter from the volatility sparked by President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Mortgage rates look set to fall over the coming weeks according to a key metric, after Donald Trump's tariff announcements led to predictions of faster interest rate cuts.

The move follows Trump's tariff announcement on April 2, where he instituted a 10% baseline tariff on all countries and much higher rates on many. He put a 34% tariff on China, though combined with preexisting tariffs, the effective rate is 54%.

The job market has cooled from the red-hot hiring days of 2021-2023. Employers added 151,000 jobs in February and 125,000 in January. Not bad but down from monthly averages of 168,000 last year, 216,000 in 2023, 380,000 in 2022 and a record 603,000 in 2021 as the economy surged back from COVID-19 lockdowns.