The Fed is uncertain about policy direction and about whether interest rate increases or decreases are appropriate given conflicting inflation pressures from tariffs

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Lawrence Summers

Evidence Quote

the Fed is as uncertain as every place else is. Now that we're getting all this inflation pressure from the tariffs, I don't think it's 100% clear which way interest rates uh will move.

Source

Tariffs, Decline, and the Promise of AI | A Conversation with Larry Summers and Niall FergusonUniversity of Austin (UATX)
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:36:04 AM

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