Good economic news no longer lifts stocks because investors immediately price in higher interest rates. He argues the Fed should lower rates when markets are strong, not suppress them, saying inflation doesn’t come from growth but from bad policy.
Bottom line: Trump wants markets to go up on good news and down on bad news again, with rate cuts supporting growth, not fighting it.
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Trump on markets today:
Good economic news no longer lifts stocks because investors immediately price in higher interest rates. He argues the Fed should lower rates when markets are strong, not suppress them, saying inflation doesn’t come from growth but from bad policy.
Bottom line: Trump wants markets to go up on good news and down on bad news again, with rate cuts supporting growth, not fighting it.