At 2.4% Inflation in May – President Trump calls Fed to reduce interest rates by one unit

US President Donald Trump has reiterated today that the Federal Bank (FED) should reduce interest rates by an entire unit, describing the data announced today for inflation. “The CPI has just been announced. Wonderful elements! The Fed must reduce (interest rates) by an entire unit. We will pay much smaller interest on overdue debt. It’s so important! ” Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform, using exclusively uppercase letters. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.1% in May, after an increase of 0.2% recorded in April. Inflation on an annual basis is 2.4%, while analysts estimated that it would grow to 2.5%. The US president is pleased to be satisfied because he believes he has containing inflation, although experts expected prices to be launched because of the duties imposed on imported products. Companies “still sell stocks” they had gathered before the duties were in place, commented on […]
Source: News Beast

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