Fed expected to raise rates a quarter-point despite Trump’s call for a cut

A September 14, 2026 post citing a Reuters survey says 86 of 101 economists expected the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by a quarter-point that week. The post contrasts that forecast with President Trump’s call for a cut and his argument that the U.S. should pay the world’s lowest interest rate. It says the Fed last raised rates in July 2023.