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Economist Sumerlin confirms he's in the running for Fed chair, backs big interest rate cut

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Sumerlin said on CNBC that lowering the Fed's key rate would be an easy decision now.

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On Thursday (August 14), David Zervos, Jefferies Group's chief market strategist and a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman, said he believed the Fed was overdue for an interest rate cut and called for a more aggressive action. In an interview with CNBC, Zervos noted that while the July U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) showed higher-than-expected upstream inflationary pressures, central bankers should not be deterred. Instead, he advocated for …

Marc Sumerlin, economic adviser to the Bush Administration and possible successor to Jerome Powell at the head of the Federal Reserve (Fed), said Friday that the issuing institute should lower interest rates at its next September appointment, but that it should keep them if the long-term returns on US Treasury bonds go up.

MADRID, 15 (EUROPA PRESS) Marc Sumerlin, economic adviser with the George Bush Administration and possible successor to Jerome Powell at the head of the Federal Reserve (Fed), has assured this Friday that the issuing institute should lower interest rates at its next date in September, but that it should keep them if the yields rise [...] The entry The candidate to preside at the Fed Marc Sumerlin defends to lower interest rates in September at h…

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CNBC broke the news in United States on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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