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The market is predicting that the Fedmay cut interest rates by 50 basepoints inSeptember. Is there a need to cut interest rates by 50basepoints this month?

Donald Kohn, former Fed vice chairman had a Dialogue with SFC journalist recently in Bund Summit 2024. He said “there's a need to cut interest rates, whether it's 25 or 50 base points.”

“It's important to keep interest rates coming down,” Kohnemphasized. Thereis“restrictive monetary policy in the US.Labor market is still in good shape, but it’s certainly less tense.It's in pretty good balancenow.Inflation is coming down.So I don't think that's necessary to keep policy at this restrictive level into the indefinite future.”

Fed faces dilemma over 25 or 50 basepointscut in September. Kohndoesn't see it as the most important thing.“I think the important point is to start cutting rates and to show and to talk about the fact that they need to keep coming down.”