Bessent Outlines Reasons the Fed Might Want to Avoid a Rate Hike

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h-auto overflow-hidden break-words text-[16px] font-normal leading-[28px] text-secondaryText"><div><p>By Jessica Coacci</p> <p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he is not going to speculate on what the Federal Reserve might do at its September interest rate meeting.</p> <p>But he did list a few reasons holding rates in place might make sense. "We've seen a supply shock, and traditionally you don't raise [rates]...unless you see second or third-order effects," Bessent said in an interview on CNBC.</p> <p>Bessent said core inflation has remained very restrained, and there will be a productivity boom on the other side of the AI-buildout.</p> <p>After Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's debut speech at Jackson Hole Friday, odds for a September rate hike rose to nearly 60%, according to CME's FedWatch tool. They recently stood at about 66%.</p> <p>This item is part of a Wall Street Journal live coverage event. The full stream can be found by searching P/WSJL (WSJ Live Coverage).</p> …