Key Takeaways Some of President Donald Trump's executive orders on his first day in office aimed to reduce housing and energy costs by reducing regulations and encouraging oil drilling.Housing and energy costs make up significant portions of household spending and inflation,

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday will sign a memorandum aimed at fighting inflation after he takes office that calls for an "all of government" response to bring down costs for Americans, an incoming White House official said.

Incoming White House officials said the presidential memorandum would outline an all-of-government approach to bringing down prices for consumers.

“Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America, and the revolution of common sense,” said Trump, who at midday Monday became only the second U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms, after Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s.

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By declaring a national emergency on energy, Trump will make it a priority of his administration to increase the domestic production of oil and other forms of fossil-fuel energy, officials said. It comes as U.S. crude oil production has already hit an all-time high over the past year.

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President-elect Donald Trump will sign executive orders and memoranda during his first day in office tailored to cutting federal regulations around energy production and reducing inflation, according to an incoming White House official.