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Trump on what he wants to hear from Powell: 'I'd love him to lower interest rates'
CNBC Television· 2025-07-24 21:15
Economic Outlook - The speaker believes the country is doing really well and is thriving, contrasting it with a "dead country" one year ago [1][4] - The speaker mentions the country is now the "hottest country anywhere in the world" [4] Trade Agreements - A trade deal with Japan involves Japan putting up $550 billion [2][3] - Japan is lowering tariffs and opening its country to free trade [2] - The speaker claims the US will have zero tariffs while Japan will pay 15% on goods sent to the US [2] - The speaker indicates positive progress with trade agreements with the European Union [3] - The speaker anticipates the country will make a lot of money from these trade agreements [3] Monetary Policy - The speaker expresses a desire for the chairman to lower interest rates [1] - The speaker would "love to see them come down a lot" [4] - Lower interest rates would be helpful [4]
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-24 21:05
President Trump toured the construction site that will be the new Federal Reserve building on Thursday and used the visit to again push for lower interest rates https://t.co/fwOiVw4uIW https://t.co/OQAFShIDx1 ...
Trump pushes Powell on rates and renovation costs during Fed visit
NBC News· 2025-07-24 21:00
It looks like it's about 3.1% billion. Went up a little bit or a lot. Uh so the 2.7% is now 3.1%.>> I'm not aware of that. >> Yeah, it just came out. >> Yeah, I haven't heard that from anybody.>> It just came out. >> Our 3.1% 3.1% 3.2%. >> This came from us.>> Yes. I don't know who does that. You're including the Martin renovation.You just added an >> entire capital. >> You just you just added in a third building is what that is. That's a third building. >> It's a building that's being built. >> No, it's be ...
'Worst thing' Fed Chair Powell could do now is resign, says fmr. Fed Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson
CNBC Television· 2025-07-24 20:59
Federal Reserve Independence - The core issue is the President's pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower rates, which is considered unwise given the current data [3] - The unusual aspect is the public nature of this pressure, risking the perception of the Fed's independence [3] - Resignation of the Fed Chair Powell would be a political move and counterproductive to demonstrating independence [5] - The best course of action for the FOMC is to base decisions on incoming data and maintain a wait-and-see approach [6] - The strength and independence of the Federal Reserve are being tested by the President's public pressure [9] Economic Conditions and Monetary Policy - The President's characterization of the economy as "hot" might influence the Fed's reluctance to cut rates [10] - Current economic indicators, such as jobless claims at 217,000 and an unemployment rate of 4.1%, suggest a strong economy [10][11] - The market believes the Fed has already factored in two rate cuts [11] - Current incoming data does not support the concept of a rate cut [14] - Inappropriate rate cuts could lead to higher borrowing costs for the US due to increased inflation expectations [14]
Trump Clashes With Powell During Renovation Project Tour
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-24 20:41
So we're taking a look and it looks like it's about 3.1% billion went up a little bit or a lot. So the 2.7% is now 3.1%. And, you know, it just came out.I, I haven't heard that from anybody, the Fed. I know said about 3.1% as well. 3.1%. 3.2%.This came from us. Yes. I don't know who does.Are you including the Martin renovation. You just said our entire capital. You just that you just added in a third buildings.What that is. That's a third building. It's a building that's being built.It was built five years ...
Trump vs. Powell: The White House's Fed Fights Continue
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-24 19:20
There's all this back and forth, all this drama about Trump wanting to potentially fire Jerome Powell. What's going on here on the surface. I think one thing to keep in mind is that President Trump likes lower interest rates. In fairness to him, lower interest rates are really fun.Um, you get to borrow money uh more cheaply. Uh, usually that flows through to mortgages and consumer credit and businesses. Businesses expand, they hire.That's good. Everybody wants that. It's fun when interest rates are low. The ...
Alphabet's Boosted by AI, Musk warns of Hard Year for Tesla | Open Interest 7/24/2025
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-24 18:14
EDGED UP TO 2% IN MAY, AND THE CONTEXT OF A STRONG INCREASE IN DEMAND WHILE CREDIT STANDARDS TIGHTENED SLIGHTLY IN THE SECOND QUARTER. SO IN CONCLUSION, THE GOVERNING COUNCIL TODAY DECIDED TO KEEP THE THREE KEY ECB INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED. WE ARE DETERMINED TO ENSURE THAT INFLATION STABILIZES AT OUR 2% TARGET IN THE MEDIUM TERM. WE WILL FOLLOW A DATA-DEPENDENT AND MEETING BY MEETING APPROACH TO DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE MONETARY POLICY STANCE. OUR INTEREST RATE DECISIONS WILL BE BASED ON OUR ASSESSMENT O ...
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Crypto Rover· 2025-07-24 17:53
💥BREAKING:PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ON HIS WAY TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE NOW TO PRESSURE POWELL TO CUT RATES! https://t.co/A1LRFluJ2C ...
Brzeski: AI remains the big story not just for markets but also economic growth
CNBC Television· 2025-07-24 14:48
I want to talk to you about big tech earnings first. What we saw from Alphabet, strong earnings all across the board, uh growth in cloud, more adoption of its Gemini product. Do you think that's a big tailwind when it comes to big tech or investors, you know, perhaps seeing it price to perfection and looking for any weak spots in upcoming reports.>> I think this is really more of a tailwind and it really shows also that AI it remains the big story not only on on stock markets but really also for for macro a ...
ECB Decision: Lagarde Statement on Interest Rates, Inflation, Euro, Trade Risks
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-24 14:12
Monetary Policy - ECB 决定维持利率不变,为一年多以来首次 [1] - 维持三个关键 ECB 利率不变的决策背后存在原因 [1] - 市场利率受到关注 [1] Economic Outlook - 欧元区第一季度经济增长情况受到关注 [1] - 制造业和服务业发展情况是重点 [1] - 关税不确定性对经济有影响 [1] - 经济区域的失业率情况被评估 [1] - 经济增长前景展望 [1] - 呼吁加强欧元区财政和结构性政策,以增强经济韧性 [1] - 风险偏向下行,关税、贸易紧张和地缘政治不确定性是主要因素 [1] Inflation - 6 月份的年度通货膨胀情况 [1]