interest rate
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The Fed doesn’t set mortgage rates, which don’t directly follow the direction of the Fed’s benchmark short-term interest rate.
From MarketWatch
Central bank decisions are due from the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia, with the RBA expected to raise interest rates as inflation rises strongly.
Miran, along with Fed governor Christopher Waller, dissented Wednesday on the Fed’s decision to hold interest rates steady in favor of a reduction.
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said Friday that he would be reluctant to support further interest rate cuts, given that inflation has remained stuck above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
Warsh, who is from New York, was once known as an inflation "hawk" favoring higher interest rates to curb price hikes.
From Barron's
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