Time to Consider Adjusting the Policy Rate: Fed Governor Bowman

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that while there have been three months of ‘favorable inflation readings,’ concerns remain.

Time to Consider Adjusting the Policy Rate: Fed Governor Bowman

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman at an American Bankers Association conference in San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 11 2019. Ann Saphir/Reuters

Naveen Athrappully

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Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman said on Monday that the U.S. central bank should consider bringing down interest rates if inflation remains contained or if data shows a weakening in labor market conditions.

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent at the fourth Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on June 18

Naveen Athrappully

Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.

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