The vote was 12 - 0, ser. That could also suggest that during the next FOMC meeting on October 28, it might be another 25 bps increase. Kevin Warsh also suggested that they believe that the U.S. economy is strong enough to endure another cycle of tightening.
But personally, they'll overcompensate and PIVOT when the economy starts breaking.
I imagine what's going through Trump's mind right now :
POV TRump
What is the middle ground?
- I needs low interest rates to reduce my government financing costs, whereas the Fed needs high interest rates to curb inflation.
- Politically i need an economy that feels quite strong but Feds said monetarily, economy need disinflation
- I asked FED to cut rates but FED said My policy, making the Fed's job of fighting inflation more difficult such as attacking Iran.
The Federal Reserve's mandates are price stability and employment, then from Kevin Warsh's own viewpoint, he's merely doing his job.
What i think stupid from Trump, like a kid, he want lower rate, strong economy, low inflation, & cheap government financing simultaneously. I think hard to get in the economy condition which inflation is high, big government debt, tarrif pressure and energy shock, So, Warsh's view that the US economy remains quite strong is wellfounded.
In the end i realized that what Warsh was lecturing Trump when he said independence is a two way street which mean It is not only the Fed that must be independent of the government; Trump government must also conduct fiscal and trade policies without expecting the Fed to always bear the consequences.
Can US got both a FED that keeps borrowing costs low as Trump expectation and a remain tame inlation as Warsh requirement at the same time ?
It's a balancing act between tightening and easing, and currently it's tightening. But I'm very confident that there's a high probability that the Federal Reserve will tighten too long and break the economy. THAT'S when they need to turn on the money printer to stimulate the economy.
Follow the Unemployment Rate. If that surges over 6%, the Federal Reserve will start to suggest that they will ease "soon".