Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said during a panel of Boston Fed that weak job figures and modifications can indicate the US economy at a divine point.
Weak-to-appreated July job reports and large below modifications for the benefit of the first two-month job may indicate that the US economy is at a significant turn, as federal Reserve Policy makers continue to monitor economic conditions and weigh interest rate cuts.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook spoke on a panel with Boston Fed Chairman Susan Colins at Boston Fed. Cook said the report was “related” as it could indicate that the American economy is reaching a divisive point.
“We need to be vigilant and humble because we should monitor all kinds of indicators. Suppose, for example, we have received this job report and it knows 35,000 jobs per month per month in the last three months ending July. And there were major modifications, two major amendments for May and June,” Cook said. “These amendments are somewhat turning points, which again speak for uncertainty.”
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said that the report of July jobs and its large below amendment shows that the economy is on “turn”. (Al Drago / Bloomberg Getty Image / Getty Image)
Coalins and Cook also discussed the impact of uncertainty on the economy as business leaders look to decide on things like hiring, investment and pricing when their cost is shifting High fee The Trump administration has implemented.
Cook said she is listening business leaders “Uncertainty tax” is affecting their decisions about how investing, hiring and pricing.
“The main thing I am hearing, and I am trying to get more and more accurate estimates, about uncertainty tax,” Cook said. “So how much time CEOs and CFOs are spending – all types of organizations, financial institutions, small and large businesses, non -profit organizations – how much time they are spending every week to manage all this. And for a person, the estimate is between 20 and 45 percent.”
Susan Colins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said that he had also seen signs of killing “uncertainty tax” businesses. (Photo Credit: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Fox News)
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Cook said that the firms are considering pricing decisions in different ways, saying that “some of them are growing early, and some of them are waiting to see what kind of deal they can get from their suppliers.”
He said, “There is just uncertainty across the board, but I think it is really interesting that no matter what kind of business they are doing, they are talking about this uncertainty tax,” he said.
Coalins said that he has also heard about uncertainty tax from business leaders and businesses have been in a holding pattern as they wait to see how consumer prices develop in response to tariff levels that have moved. Trump administration In response to his interaction with business partners, the levy is reduced or raised.
Inflationary pressure The US economy has reached a 40 -year high in 2022 in 2022 and 2% of the Fed has passed close to a long -lasting target, although inflation remains above that level and continues the budget of Americans.
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“I do also hear about uncertainty leading to a wait and see in terms of how to think about pricing decisions, especially coming out of a period of high infection. Of courses, IT Closer to the target. Consumer sensitivity Pricing and value change is elevated, “Coalins said.
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“Most literature that I know focuses on real activity, but the idea of direct uncertainty effect on pricing decisions … clearly there was nothing that I thought was much, but it is definitely something that I am especially listening to,” Collins said.
