# Trump Wants Cuts, The Market Wants A Hike

> The president is pushing the Fed to go lower this week, while traders are positioned for the opposite.
- Title: Trump Wants Cuts, The Market Wants A Hike | Shortify
- Summary: The president is pushing the Fed to go lower this week, while traders are positioned for the opposite. Presidential pressure does not move the Fed when oil…
- Keywords: federal reserve, interest rates, trump, oil prices, treasury yields, business, finance, Wants, Cuts, Market, Hike, Investor's Business Daily
- Source: Investor's Business Daily — https://investors.com/news/trump-urges-federal-reserve-to-cut-rates-market-bets-warsh-hike?yptr=yahoo
- Author: ED CARSON
- Published: 2026-09-13T15:19:52+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: federal reserve, interest rates, trump, oil prices, treasury yields, business, finance
## Trump renews the rate push
Speaking to reporters in Ireland on Sunday, the president repeated his demand that the Federal Reserve lower interest rates.
## Markets bet the other way
Traders are largely positioned for a rate hike at this week's meeting, the opposite of what the White House is asking for.
## Crude is the pressure point
Surging crude oil prices feed straight into inflation, which is the case for tightening rather than easing.
## Yields are climbing too
Rising Treasury yields say the bond market has already priced in higher rates, no matter what the Fed announces.
## Strength over formulas
Trump's argument is not about models or inflation data. It is that a strong country should simply pay the cheapest rate going.

> The United States is so strong, we should be paying the lowest interest rate in the world, regardless of their formulas
## Key takeaway

Presidential pressure does not move the Fed when oil and bond yields are pointing the other way.