The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few days after President Donald Trump said he would soon demand lower rates.

The US Federal Reserve is on a collision course with Donald Trump, economists say, with the central bank set to keep interest rates on hold despite the president’s calls to reduce borrowing costs by “a lot”.

A desire for low rates confronts a very different economic backdrop—with higher price pressures—from his first term.