• St. Louis Fed President Bullard says that he feels rate cut was most appropriate option

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21 June 2019

St. Louis Fed President Bullard says that he feels rate cut was most appropriate option

  • Wanted to cut rates as "insurance" against further expected declines in inflation
  • Also against the largly expected slowdown in economic growth
  • Says that market-based inflation expectations have weakened considerably below the Fed's 2% inflation target
  • Feels that factors behind weak inflation unlikely to be transitory

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