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Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic on Monetary Policy During Extreme Uncertainty

Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic on Monetary Policy During Extreme Uncertainty

Update: 2025-05-16
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This is obviously an extraordinarily difficult time to make economic forecasts. Nobody really knows how tariffs will affect the US economy. And beyond that, nobody knows what the ultimate state of tariffs will be, or if they'll ever settle into a predictable rate. So how do you conduct monetary policy in this environment? On this episode, recorded at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, we spoke with Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic. He walked us through how he's thinking about the dual mandate right now, and why he has significantly dialed back his expectations for aggressive rate cuts since the start of 2025.

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Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic on Monetary Policy During Extreme Uncertainty

Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic on Monetary Policy During Extreme Uncertainty

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