Economics
Fed Saw July Rate Cut as Insurance for Growth and Inflation
- A number of Fed officials stressed need for policy flexibility
- Most officials viewed July rate cut as a mid-cycle adjustment
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Federal Reserve officials viewed their interest-rate cut last month as insurance against too-low inflation and the risk of a deeper slump in business investment stemming from uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade war.