"Trump on interest rates, Iran, and inflation Editor-In-Chief Alyson Shontell sat down with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office ahead of his trip to Beijing last week. In the wide-ranging interview, President Trump discusses tariff repayments ("Can you imagine-to people who hate us, to countries that ripped us off for years, I've got to give them back $149 billion"), his view on the base rate ("You can't really look at the figures until the war is over"), and his regrets over the Intel deal ("I should have asked for more")."
A drone strike near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates caused a fire, and officials are investigating the source. The possibility of renewed tensions in the Middle East conflicts with Wall Street expectations for stability. The U.S.-Iran conflict has reached 80 days, and a 41-day truce and ceasefire period has already outlasted a 39-day kinetic phase. The persistence of the stalemate suggests the U.S. may prefer to avoid ending the ceasefire, especially because political and economic consequences could be significant in an election year. Separately, President Donald Trump discussed interest rates, Iran, inflation, tariff repayments, and his view that base rate decisions depend on when the war ends.
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