HASSETT: TRUMP BELIEVES RATES CAN BE LOWER; TRUMP RESPECTS FED INDEPENDENCE

Kevin Hassett, reported as speaking on behalf of or in the context of the administration, stated that President Trump believes interest rates can be lower while also affirming that the president respects the Federal Reserve's independence. The transmission mechanism here runs through expectations for the policy rate path: public commentary suggesting White House preference for lower rates tends to steepen the front end of the Treasury curve by lifting cut-probability pricing in fed funds futures, while the independence caveat limits the perceived risk of an overt political override of Fed decision-making. That combination typically weighs on the dollar through the rate-differential channel while supporting rate-sensitive equities such as housing, small caps, and utilities, and it can compress term premia if traders read it as reducing inflation-credibility risk. Two-year Treasury yields and rate-sensitive assets are the most directly exposed, with gold and the broader dollar index likely to react to any shift in perceived Fed autonomy. Traders should watch the next Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation print and the upcoming FOMC communication for evidence of whether the Fed'

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