President Donald Trump reiterated his call for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, even as markets largely expect a rate hike this week amid surging crude oil prices and Treasury yields. "The United States is so strong, we should be paying the lowest interest rate in the world, regardless of their formulas," Trump told reporters Sunday in Ireland.
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