Federal Reserve's Mester: It's Too Early to Decide on September Rate Decision
BlockBeats News, August 14th: Federal Reserve's Mester stated that it is now too early to decide whether to cut interest rates at the next month's meeting. When asked if there is a reason to cut rates by 50 basis points next month, Mester said that from his perspective, this would be "not supported by the current economic conditions and economic outlook." Mester mentioned that, on the one hand, "the data is starting to give us some signs as to whether there is a possibility of sustained inflation."
At the same time, he referred to the "downside risks to the labor market." Mester stated that the U.S. economic growth is slowing, coupled with tariffs putting pressure on corporate profit margins, which could threaten the robust labor market performance seen so far. He said: "I'm weighing those two factors, and when we see tension between the two objectives, we need to take a balanced approach." (FXStreet)
You may also like
Semiconductor stocks plummet, yet Anthropic wants to create a 2nm chip
Where is Zhao Changpeng's billion-dollar investment going? YZi Labs' investment landscape fully revealed
Ethereum Foundation Report: A Basic Guide to Ethereum for Governments and Financial Institutions
A pre-announced harvesting case: After the cryptocurrency price dropped by 99%, the public chain Saga exited to transform into AI
When American giants collectively "defect" from Chinese AI models
BIS Report Compliance Observation: The Real Risks of Stablecoins, Not Just "Depegging"
Portugal 2-1 Croatia: Ronaldo's 20-Year Knockout-Stage Drought Ends With a Debt Finally Collected
Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in the 2026 global football championship's knockout rounds as Ronaldo scored his first-ever knockout-stage goal, Gonçalo Ramos struck a stoppage-time winner, and VAR ruled out a late equalizer for offside.
