Economic growth a top Presidential priority — finally the Fed gets it right

Michael Busler
Nov 3 · 4 min read

Wednesday, for the third time in four months, the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut the federal funds rate by 0.25%. Fed chair Jerome Powell indicated that the current level of interest rates is probably right, likely requiring no further action is foreseen in the immediate future. This time Powell got it right.

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Michael Busler

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Dr. Busler is an economist and a public policy analyst. He is a Professor of Finance at Stockton University. His op-ed columns appear in Townhall, Newsmax.

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