Larry Kudlow: This is the Fed's 50-basis point gift to Kamala Harris
Posted on AllSides September 19th, 2024
From The Right
OPINION
The Fed's 50-basis point gift to Kamala. That's the subject of the riff. 48 days before the election and it looks like Fed Chair Jay Powell just gave Kamala Harris a 50-basis point gift by slashing their target rate by half of 1%. This may well put the central bank smack in the middle of presidential politics – something they pledged not to do.
Now, in light of a modest decline in commodity prices and longer term interest rates, along with a softening in the labor market, a 25-basis point cut would...