WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald

Trump on Monday called for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome

Powell to enact a "bigger" cut to benchmark interest rates and

pointed to the housing market in a social media post ahead of

the U.S. central bank's meeting this week.

"'Too Late' MUST CUT INTEREST RATES, NOW, AND BIGGER THAN HE

HAD IN MIND. HOUSING WILL SOAR!!!" Trump wrote, referring to

Powell.