Central Banks
It’s Reasonable to Consider Rate Cut Next Month, Fed’s Kashkari Says
- Says policy may not be restraining economy as much as thought
- Fed officials will meet for last time this year Dec. 17-18
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said it is still appropriate to consider another interest-rate cut at the central bank’s December meeting.
“It’s still a reasonable consideration,” Kashkari said Monday on Bloomberg Television in response to a question about whether policymakers should reduce borrowing costs by a quarter point at their last meeting of the year. “Right now, knowing what I know today, still considering a 25-basis-point cut in December — it’s a reasonable debate for us to have.”