Fed's Musalem: Inflation is running close to 3% - CNBC

US President Trump: Inflation Is Down To A Perfect Number; Hardly Any Inflation At All *TRUMP ON BORDER: MEXICO, CANADA DO WHAT WE TELL THEM TO DO Trump Declines Comment On Offering Rare Minerals To Putin

BESSENT ON FED: MAYBE WILL START WITH 25 BASIS POINT CUT AND ACCELERATE BESSENT: DIDN'T CALL FOR FED TO GET TO 1.5% PT. LOWER RATE US Treasury Secretary Bessent: To get to neutral, that would be about a 1.5% point cut. BESSENT: NOT CALLING FOR A SERIES OF FED RATE CUTS BESSENT: I'M POINTING OUT THAT MODELS SHOW NEUTRAL IS LOWER

TRUMP ON PUTIN MEETING: I THINK HE'S GOING TO MAKE A DEAL Trump States Putin Desires Complete Control Over Ukraine Donald Trump Said "Secondary Sanction On India Influenced Putin's Meeting" TRUMP, ASKED ABOUT ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR PUTIN MEETING: WOULD RATHER NOT SAY US President Trump: Will Call Zelenskiy If It's A Good Meeting With Putin - Fox News Radio - If Putin Meeting Is Bad, “I Won't Be Calling Anyone” - Have Three Possible Locations For Follow Up Meeting, Would Be Easiest To Stay In Alaska