Trump withdraws interest rate cut proposal

Trump retracted his previous calls to cut interest rates in the United States due to rising inflation, which exceeded 4% in May, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Trump administration officials acknowledged that there was no need to lower rates at the moment, with new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh affirming his commitment to achieving price stability. Nonetheless, markets still price in the possibility of a rate hike by the end of the year, while tensions in the Middle East continue to impact energy prices and inflation.

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