Barclays sees two dissenters if Fed cuts rates next week

Reuters

Published Jul 25, 2019 12:46PM ET

Barclays sees two dissenters if Fed cuts rates next week

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two Federal Reserves may express their dissent next week if the Federal Reserve decides to lower key U.S. interest rates for the first time in a decade, which traders are betting it will do, Barclays (LON:BARC) U.S. economists said on Thursday.

Kansas City Fed President Esther George and Boston Fed chief Eric Rosengren have signaled they do not support insurance rate-cuts in the wake of a recent spate of stronger-than-forecast data on employment and inflation in June. They are also concerned that rate cuts when the economy is still expanding may increase risks to financial stability.