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PREVIEW: From a longer conversation re the American economy and American consumer at Christmas -- anxious about recession and or unemployment -- Elizabeth Peek of Fox News and the Hill comments on possible decisions by the Federal Reserve to cut the now b

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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PREVIEW: From a longer conversation re the American economy and American consumer at Christmas -- anxious about recession and or unemployment -- Elizabeth Peek of Fox News and the Hill comments on possible decisions by the Federal Reserve to cut the now burdensome interest rate in 2024 -- and that the expectation of such a decision, even talk of the expectation, gives markets a boost away from the gloomy prospect of a continued slowdown.

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This is John Bachelor conversation with my colleague colleague Elizabeth Peak of Fox News of the Hill columnist at both

0:37.2

about the Federal Reserve and its expectations of achieving 2% inflation sometime in future.

0:45.0

What does that mean for the election year of 2024?

0:48.5

Mr. Powell will announce that they're watching the data.

0:52.2

He will announce that he doesn't want to

0:53.6

speculate however I ask Liz let's speculate will there be cuts in the

0:59.3

election year which would boost the reelection chanceselection chances of the president.

1:04.0

Will the cuts be in the springtime and the summertime?

1:07.0

Liz answers entertainingly, because it's a game,

1:11.0

and the market is expecting something.

1:13.2

Here's Liz.

1:14.5

Well, they already are.

1:17.5

I mean, that's why the market's up so much because there is this expectation of cuts now

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