Trump criticized the unusual phenomenon of "good news not driving prices up" and warned dissidents not to even think about taking the helm of the Federal Reserve.

PANews reported on December 24th that US President Trump praised the third-quarter GDP data on social media, noting that GDP growth reached 4.2%, far exceeding the expected 2.5%. However, the market reaction is now abnormal: in the past, good news boosted the market, but now good news often leads to flat or falling stock markets—because Wall Street is always worried that good news will immediately trigger interest rate hikes to prevent "potential" inflation. Trump stated, "This makes it difficult for us to recreate the prosperous markets of our nation's rise. Strong markets themselves do not cause inflation; wrong policies do. I hope the new Fed chairman will cut interest rates when the market is doing well, rather than suppressing it unnecessarily. I want to see a market that hasn't been seen in decades: a market that rises when it should rise and falls when it should fall, a market that should be, and has always been." Trump also stated, "Inflation will naturally subside, and we can raise interest rates when necessary, but never to suppress the rise. If we let those 'nerds' do everything they can to destroy the upward trend, the nation will never be strong." Trump concluded bluntly, "Anyone who disagrees with me will never be the Fed chairman."