Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 1:24 PM
Trump blasts Fed over interest rates
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday, the first hike since 2023. President Trump slammed the central bank, saying U.S. interest rates should be "1% or less." Weijia Jiang reports.
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