Trump Urges Immediate Fed Rate Cut, Adding Macro Pressure to Markets
Yahoo Finance·2026-03-17 10:26
US President Donald Trump has demanded the Federal Reserve hold a “special meeting” to cut interest rates immediately, calling the current 3.50% to 3.75% target range a threat to national security. While CME FedWatch data shows a 99% probability of rates holding steady at this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, the political pressure is adding volatility to Bitcoin and risk assets as traders bet on future liquidity injections. (Source – FedWatch, CME Group) Trump’s comments, likening the need for cuts to ...