Rate Cut Won’t Lead to Higher Inflation, But Signals Recession Concerns: Economist

Don Ma
By Don Ma
September 19, 2024NTD News Today
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Wall Street’s main indexes soared on Thursday with the S&P 500 and the Dow hitting intraday record highs after the Federal Reserve kicked off its monetary easing cycle with a half-a-percentage-point interest rate reduction—with further interest rate cuts forecasted. But will the rate cut cause inflation to flare up?

NTD speaks to Ryan Young, a senior economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, to find out more.