Former Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard says she'd back a December rate cut as cracks form 'under the hood' | Metals Mine

  • Former Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard says she'd back a December rate cut as cracks form 'under the hood'

    From finance.yahoo.com

    The inflation fight may be nearing the end, but the political one is just beginning. Former Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard said she would support a rate cut at the central bank's December meeting, warning that cracks are forming "under the hood" of an economy increasingly defined by an AI-fueled divide. "I would be concerned about the weakening labor market," the veteran economist said at Yahoo Finance Invest 2025. "I think I would take the risk that perhaps tariffs push prices higher for a little longer against the risk that we really see a self-reinforcing downturn in the business sector that leads to real ... (full story)

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Subdude
Nov 13, 2025 1:38pm
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Let me see if I'm following this tired old logic - let's cut the overnight rate by a quarter point and hope this would motivate employers to hire more people, even though it might push more people into chasing bubbles. Sound about right? Because I have long been wondering if taking a running start before banging my head against a wall is a good way to deal with a headache.
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Trader#AE50
Nov 14, 2025 12:46am
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Oh these people - “cracks under the hood” :-). It’s more a gaping abyss for all of the middle class (transformed into working poor for the last 5-6 years). I expect USD/CHF at 0.65-0.70 after the December “emergency” cut :-).
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Trader#738A
Nov 13, 2025 1:09pm
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to the moon Ms Brainard
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Trader#5E61
Nov 13, 2025 1:19pm
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Quoting Trader#738A
to the moon Ms Brainard
dummy
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Trader#DED2
Nov 13, 2025 3:07pm
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To the moon guys
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Trader#ED41
Nov 14, 2025 1:01am
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Let's cut it. Administration has decided to reduce Tariff on coffee and Banana, Inflation would come down sharply
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Trader#2852
Nov 14, 2025 1:21am
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oh my god
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