President Trump has said he will "demand" lower interest rates, raising questions about his ability to influence the Federal Reserve.

President Donald Trump took a combative tone at times as he spoke remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos,

Policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged amid signs that the economy is humming along, defying the president’s tradition-bucking pressure on the central bank.

The president bashed Jerome Powell on inflation less than two hours after the Fed chair announced interest rates would stay put. As Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan may attest, Trump’s timing is not coincidental.

Guggenheim Partners' chief investment officer forecast on Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates roughly every quarter in 2025, bringing the reduction to around 75 basis points or even a full percentage point this year.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will “demand that interest rates drop immediately,” but did not mention the Federal Reserve by name. Trump told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland via a video link, “And likewise they should be dropping all over the world. Interest rates should follow us all over.”

The Federal Reserve defied Donald Trump’s demands for lower borrowing costs by keeping US interest rates on hold and suggesting they will remain higher for longer...

The pressure from the president has not influenced the U.S. monetary policy, which considers the situation "balanced.". Just six days after Donald Trump demanded in Davos that central banks around the world lower interest rates,

The US Fed held rates steady, reaffirming its independence despite President Donald Trump’s demands for cuts. Fed Chair Jerome Powell dismissed political pressure, while Trump accused the Fed of failing to control inflation.

Despite US President Donald Trump's sabre-rattling, the European Central Bank is set to press on with interest rate cuts Thursday as officials increasingly voice confidence that the fight against inflation is on track.

The Federal Reserve's future moves on interest rates in 2025 will be in a narrow range unless the trajectory of inflation changes, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in comments posted on the firm's website on Wednesday.