Kugler Says Fed Has Time to Be Patient Amid Healthy US Economy

Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said policymakers should hold interest rates steady for now, pointing to a stable US economy and uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy.

“Overall we see health still in the real economy, so that gives us time to make sure that we continue to make progress on inflation, and we keep our inflation expectations very well anchored,” Kugler said Friday during a Bloomberg Television interview with Francine Lacqua.

Adriana Kugler

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Fed officials held interest rates steady at their meeting earlier this week, and said the risks of both higher inflation and unemployment have risen. Fed …