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Fed's Waller, Bowman Cite Labor Concerns for Dissents
Federal Reserve Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman expressed concerns that unnecessary damage to the labor market could come from policymakers' hesitance to lower interest rates. Both Waller and Bowman dissented against the Fed's decision this week to hold its benchmark interest rate steady for a fifth consecutive time.
The central bank kept its target rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, but two policymakers disagreed with the decision.
Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller, an advocate for an immediate interest rate cut, said on Friday he would accept the job as head of the U.S. central bank if asked by President Donald Trump, but ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed Wednesday the decision by two members of the central bank’s board to dissent ...
Two of the Fed’s board members, Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, dissented from the Fed’s decision — a rare event. They argued that the rate-setting committee should have cut instead, feeding ...
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