Interest Rate Outlook: Trump May Be in His Own Way As He Demands Lower Rates

• Trump has said he wants lower interest rates, but he may be standing in his own way.
• The president said last week that he would demand that interest rates be lowered.
• His policies, though, are an obstacle the Fed could have to navigate as it adjusts monetary policy.

President Donald Trump has called for interest rates to come down and escalated his criticism of the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, after this week’s policy meeting.