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The Fed cut interest rates for the first time this year. No surprise, it was a virtual certainty heading into the meeting. This was the first rate cut in 9 months, after an extended period of pause to gauge the impacts of tariffs and overall inflation. Fed Chair Powell called it a “risk-management cut”. It’s not a catchy phrase. But it speaks to the indecisiveness at the central bank. Debate is natural. It’s healthy, when used with respect...
By Mike FrazierThe Fed cut interest rates for the first time this year. No surprise, it was a virtual certainty heading into the meeting. This was the first rate cut in 9 months, after an extended period of pause to gauge the impacts of tariffs and overall inflation. Fed Chair Powell called it a “risk-management cut”. It’s not a catchy phrase. But it speaks to the indecisiveness at the central bank. Debate is natural. It’s healthy, when used with respect...