Donald Trump Delivers Remarks Via Video at the World Economic Forum
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The promised direction arrived by year-end rather than immediately, and it was not Trump's to deliver: the independent Federal Reserve made the decisions under its statutory mandate.
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Trump said he would demand that interest rates drop immediately.
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Trump made the demand directly in his January 23, 2025 World Economic Forum address.
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