Fed Governor Miran still backs cuts, says interest rates could be ‘about a point’ lower this year

Fed Governor Miran still backs cuts, says interest rates could be ‘about a point’ lower this year


Key Points
  • Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran continued his campaign for lower interest rates, telling CNBC that policymakers should disregard the current energy price spike.
  • He told CNBC that he continues to think “we could be about a point easier, gradually done over the course of a year.”



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