Strong job gains signal Fed hike as Trump levels new rate-cut demand ↧ ↧ Strong job gains signal Fed hike as Trump levels new rate-cut demand Between a strong jobs report Friday that adds to the case for U.S. interest-rate hikes and a novel threat from President Donald Trump to stop trade with some countries ​unless the Federal Reserve cuts rates, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh faces a squeeze: risk presidential ire by tightening monetary policy at the central bank's meeting in two weeks,...