<div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--header-media cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="connatix-wrapper" style="width:100%;height:auto;display:block;position:relative"><div class="loading-message"><span class="loading-message__loading">LOADING</span><span class="loading-message__error">ERROR LOADING</span></div><div data-ready="true" class="connatix-player" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;height:100%"><img fetchpriority="high" class="connatix-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true" alt="" src="https://img.connatix.com/e26a4605-2a8b-44ad-974d-78cf68d66e32/1_th.jpg?crop=629:354,smart&amp;width=629&amp;height=354&amp;format=jpeg&amp;quality=60&amp;fit=crop" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9" width="100%" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> on Saturday said in a social media post the U.S. Federal Reserve should cut rates “sooner, rather than later.”</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Trump also criticized the head of the central bank,<span> Jerome </span><span>Powell</span>.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>“THE CONSENSUS OF ALMOST EVERYBODY IS THAT, ‘THE FED SHOULD CUT RATES SOONER, RATHER THAN LATER,’” Trump said in the post.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>“Too Late<span> Powell</span>, a man legendary for being Too Late, will probably blow it again - But who knows???” Trump added.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><em>(Reporting by Bo Erickson; Editing by Rod Nickel and Diane Craft)</em></p></div>

Trump on Saturday said in a social media post the U.S. Federal Reserve should cut rates "sooner, rather than later."{ai:summary}<p>Former President Donald Trump urged the U.S. Federal Reserve to lower interest rates "sooner, rather than later," criticizing Fed Chair Jerome Powell for being slow to act. Trump expressed skepticism about Powell's ability to make timely decisions. </p><p>#economy</p>

Trump Pushes U.S. Federal Reserve For Rate Cuts, Criticizes Powell

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