‘Gadfly’ catches Donald Trump’s eye with support for lower interest rates
The overlap in their desire for looser monetary policy may be on the verge of boosting influence of head of St Louis Federal Reserve
02 October 2019 - 17:49
St Louis — In 11 years as head of the St Louis Federal Reserve, James Bullard has found himself on most sides of the big debates inside the US central bank.
He has argued for aggressive efforts to lift the economy and at other times against them. He has criticised colleagues for doing too little to lift low inflation and for not acting to keep price growth in check...
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