Trump calls on Fed to drop rates

Published April 5, 2019 2:29pm ET



President Trump called on the Federal Reserve to drop rates Friday, saying that the central bank’s efforts to shrink its balance sheet are imposing a drag on the economy.

“I personally think the Fed should drop rates. I think they really slowed us down,” the president told reporters.

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