Victoria Guida

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Victoria Guida |Megan Messerly

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the first step in ending an aggressive trade war between the U.S. and China would be a “de-escalation” where current sky-high tariff rates come down. But the time frame for such a detente remains highly unclear. Bessent told reporters that the two sides weren’t formally negotiating yet, even as President Donald Trump said across town that the U.S. is “actively” negotiating with China — throwing the state of play into further confusion.

1 day ago | politico.com | Victoria Guida

Editor’s note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories. Act on the news with POLITICO Pro. President Donald Trump once asked his millions of Twitter followers: Who is the U.S.’s bigger enemy: Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell or Chinese leader Xi Jinping?

1 day ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Victoria Guida

Trump wielokrotnie wzywał Fed do obniżenia kosztów pożyczek, co pomogłoby pobudzić gospodarkę przed potencjalnym uderzeniem we wzrost spowodowany cłami, chociaż ostatnie dane sugerują, że gospodarka radziła sobie dobrze w marcu. Rozmawiając z dziennikarzami, Trump powiedział, że "nigdy" nie miał zamiaru usuwać szefa Fed, dodając, że "prasa gada bzdury". Powtórzył jednak swoje przekonanie, że Powell powinien obniżyć stopy procentowe.

2 days ago | politico.com | Victoria Guida

Trump has repeatedly called on the Fed to cut borrowing costs, which would help boost the economy ahead of a potential hit to growth from tariffs. President Donald Trump reiterated his belief that Fed Chair Jerome Powell should lower interest rates. | AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has “no intention” of attempting to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite his angry social media posts directed at the central bank leader in recent days.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Victoria Guida

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has “no intention” of attempting to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite his angry social media posts directed at the central bank leader in recent days. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he “never” had any intention of removing the Fed chief, adding “the press runs away with things.” But he reiterated his belief that Powell should lower interest rates. “This is a perfect time to lower interest rates,” Trump said. “If he doesn’t, is it the end?