Reaction from Trump world shows the fight is now over who gets credit for what looks like a soft economic landing: "Why couldn't this wait until the day after the election?"

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point was a “political move” and that a smaller cut would have been preferable.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half of a percentage point was "a political move."