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Trump threatens trade war if rates aren’t cut after strong jobs report

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Trump threatens trade war if rates aren’t cut after strong jobs report

President Trump called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates Friday after the August jobs report came in stronger than expected, threatening to cut off trade with several countries if the central bank doesn’t budge. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs last month, well above the 53,000…

Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.