Trump’s Fed nightmare: Rates won’t be slashed. They could surge now

The Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 11, 2026

The US president’s demands for falling interest rates are going to be ignored when the Federal Reserve responds to last month’s hotter-than-expected inflation rate.

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Trump’s Fed nightmare: Rates won’t be slashed. They could surge now

More News

Macquarie admits ‘bonus’ savings rate failure, agrees to pay $14 million

CBA’s late mortgage payments tick up as interest rate rises bite

Capability X takes AI brains to the industrial jungle

Gold miners lead ASX lower as Wall Street slumps on inflation report

Alarm bells were ringing for David Jones months before collapse

The midterm message to Trump and Albanese: Fix the economy to keep your job

Stressed and out of pocket: David Jones’ great-great-great grandson is owed money, too

Who is Alice Huang? The suspected Chinese spy at the centre of the Nvidia scandal

Who keeps crashing China’s sharemarket?

ASX jumps, shrugging off weak consumer confidence, as oil prices fall

Auric supercharges WA gold growth with 68Koz Iron Maiden deal

Lindian lands 30Kt per annum Malawian rare earths offtake

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